Ingredients
Steel-cut oats - 3/4 cup
Split moong dhal - 3/4 cup
Water - 3 cups
Salt - 11/4 tsp
Seasoning
Ghee - 4 to 6 tbsp
Cashews - 6 -8
Whole black pepper - 1/2 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/8 tsp
Curry leaf - 1 sprig
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Ginger grated - 1/8 tsp
Method
Add oats, dhal to the instant pot, and then add 3 cups of water.
Close the lid, seal the vent, and set it on for 2 min on manual high pressure.
After 2 min, release the pressure. Heat ghee in an iron pan. Add all the seasoning and fry till cashews are golden. Add it to the cooked oats and dhal mixture in the instant pot.
Add salt. Mix well and oats pongal is ready to be enjoyed with chutney or sambhar.
Tips
This gets a little thicker as it cools but the taste remains the same, enjoyable.
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