Easy Oats Pongal - Oats Ven Pongal - Oats Pongali

Oats Pongal is a healthy and filling breakfast Recipe.Oats are diabetes-friendly.It is an alternative for gluten free diet. Oatmeal is high in fiber, which is heart-healthy &  make you feel  fuller for a longer period of time.I learned  this recipe from my cousin Radha. it came out well. Now we learn the steps to make healthy and filling Pongal Recipe.

Oats Pongal

Preparation Time: 5  minutes.

Cook Time : 15  minutes                
Recipe Category:Oats Recipes 

Recipe Cuisine:Indian
serves:2.

Ingredients

Oats - 1 cup.

Moong dal - 3 tbsp.

water - 2 (for cooking oats) + 1/2 (for Moongdal)

Cashews - 5 - 6. 

turmeric - a generous Pinch.
salt - As needed

To Temper

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp.

Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp.

curry leaves - 1 sprig.

Ginger - 1/2 inch (chopped) 

Ghee - 2 tsp.

Preparation

• Cook the Moongdal, with 1/2 cup of water, & a pinch of turmeric.( Make sure that water soaks completely in moongdal).you can pressure cook it for 3 whistles or you can cook in kadai, with needed water till it turns  soft and mushy.
• Dry Roast the oats in a pan, till it lightly changes the color and also you get nice smell of oats.

Method

•  Take 2 cup of water in a pan, when it starts boiling add oats, cook in a medium flame till oats is cooked. it takes 2 -3 minutes to cook.

• When the water is almost absorbed, add cooked moongdal mix well.stir till,till  water is completly absorbed and it reached pongal consistency.Add salt give a quick stir.

• In a mean time fry the cashews in a ghee till it turns golden.

• Then remove the cashews from pan, and add cumin seeds, pepper corns, curryleaves ,chopped ginger, in one go. Saute for few seconds till you get, nice aroma, then switch off the flame.Then pour the tadka over pongal.
•  Garnish with cashews. Serve hot with chutney or sambar.

Notes

• you can also crush the cumin seeds and pepper corns coarsely. 
• Serve Pongal  warm.