Saamai (little millet) Pongal
Saamai (little millet) Pongal

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, saamai (little millet) pongal. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Saamai (little millet) Pongal is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Saamai (little millet) Pongal is something which I have loved my whole life.

Little Millet / Saamai Rice pongal made with tempering Pepper, Jeera in addition with dal makes this delicious. Yes of course Millets are believed to be good for diabetic patients and it is non glutinous. Little Millet Pongal is a delicious and healthy pongal variation.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have saamai (little millet) pongal using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Saamai (little millet) Pongal:
  1. Get 3/4 cup saamai
  2. Take 1/2 cup moong dal
  3. Get 4 1/4 cup water
  4. Get 1 tsp pepper
  5. Make ready 2 green chilly
  6. Take 1 tsp cumin seeds
  7. Prepare 2 tbsp ghee
  8. Take 1 pinch asafoetida
  9. Prepare Salt as required

Saamai arisi ven pongal / little millet pongal recipe. Samai Pongal (Little Millet Pongal) is a delicious and healthy pongal variation. Best suited for breakfast, it is best served hot with sambar and chutney. I am in the phase of trying varieties of millet recipes now.

Steps to make Saamai (little millet) Pongal:
  1. Wash saamai and moong dal together.
  2. Add water and required salt. Pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
  3. To Temper: Heat a small pan with ghee, add cashews and fry until golden brown. Keep aside. In the same pan, add cumin seeds, pepper, asafoetida, green chilly. Let it splutter. Pour this to cooked Pongal and stir it.
  4. Serve with coconut chutney and sambar.

I have tried thinai idli,mixed millet sathu maavu,millet ladoo so far & shared the same here. Varagu,samai & kuthiravali recipes are in my try list for long time. To start with,i tried this samai sweet pongal recipe / Samai sakkarai pongal. I have explained about the nutritional benefits of Saamai (Little Millet) in Little millet Kichadi Recipe. Such a nutritional rich millet should be included frequently in our diet.

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