RAVA PONGAL WITH TAMARIND

Ingredients:

Rava – 500 gms

Tamarind – small lemon size

Salt to taste

Red chillies – 4

Green chillies -4

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Asafoetida – a pinch

Curry leaves – few

Oil – 3 – 4 tbsp

Method:

• Fry rava in little oil till aroma comes, keep aside.
• Soak tamarind in water then extract juice.  Add more water so that the tamarind juice be 750 ml.h
• Heat oil in kadai, add broken red chillies, chopped green chillies, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Fry till mustard crackles then add tamarind water.
• Bring to boil, add salt and asafoetida. Boil it vigorously, add the fried rava little by little, stir continuously.
• Cook till the pongal does not stick to the bottom and get scalded.
• Cool and serve.