Khara Pongal with Tamarind Rasa

Preparation time : 45mins | Cooking time : 10mins
Serves : 4 plates | Recipe Cuisine : South Indian 

Ingredients for Pongal
Raw Rice - 1/2 cup
Moong dal -1/2 cup
Black pepper - 10nos
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Ginger -1/4 inch
Green chillies - 4 nos
Groundnut - 2tsp
Turmeric - 1/4tsp
Salt according to taste
To Temper
Oil - 2tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4tsp
Jeera - 1/4tsp
Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
Asafoetida - 1 Pinch
Ingredients for Tamarind Rasa
Tamarind - 1lemon sized
Chilly Powder - 1tsp
Jaggery - 4tsp
Salt according to taste
To Temper
Oil - 2tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Asafoetida - 1 Pinch

Before start preparing Pongal soak tamarind in a cup of water for about 15 minutes.


Procedure to prepare Pongal

Take rice and moongdal in a bowl.

Wash thoroughly and add 3 cups of water and keep it in the cooker.
Let it whistle for three times.
By the time rice and dal gets cooked,lets prepare masala.
In a pan add 1tsp oil in medium flame fry groundnuts and pepper.

Fry it until ground nut turns to pop.
Grind it along with greenchillies,ginger and make a fine paste.

Now lets do the seasoning....
Add oil in a pan, temper it with mustard seeds,once it starts to pop add jeera,turmeric,asafoetida and curry leaves to it.

Now add cooked dal and rice and paste made out of groundnut,greenchillies and pepper.
Add salt and grated coconut to it.

If its thick add little water and let it boil for 5 minutes.
Pongal is ready to eat....

Tamarind Rasa Preparation
Extract the thick juice of tamarind and discard the residue.
Add thick tamarind extract,jaggery,salt and chilly powder into a vessel.

Let it boil in medium flame.
Once the tamarind rasa thickens and becomes like syrup,switch off the flame.
 Now temper it with oil,mustard seeds,curry leaves and asafoetida.

Its ready to serve......
Now enjoy your Pongal along with Tamarind Rasa.....