OATS MOONGDAL PONGAL

INGREDIENTS :

Oats - 1 cup

Green gram - 1/4 cup

Pepper -2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 2 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Red Chillies - 2
Asafoetida - a pinch
Ginger - a small piece
Curry leaves
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak green gram overnight .

2) Pressure moong gram for 3-4 whistles.

3) Once done , allow it to cool . Meanwhile , heat oil in a pan . Add mustard,cumin seeds,red chillies and pepper . When it splutters , add curry leaves.

4) Then , add chopped ginger and asafotida with salt .Add moong dal.
5) Boil oats in water till done.Finally add dal with it and mix it well.

Serve hot with sambar/chutney/kurma .

Chickpeas Salad

INGREDIENTS :

Boiled chickpeas - 1 cup

Cucumber - 1 cubed

Tomato - 1 cubed

Onion - 1 sliced

Salt to taste

Lemon juice  - 1 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

Mix the above said ingredients in a bowl well . Leave for a minute and serve .

Gavachi Kheer / Whole Wheat Kheer

INGREDIENTS :

Whole wheat - 1/2 cup(Soaked overnight and grinded coarsely )
Rice - 2 tbsps(soaked)
Jaggery - 250gms (dissolved syrup - 2.5 cups)
Ghee 
Cashews ,Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Milk -  1 cup

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Ghee roast grinded wheat and rice for few minutes till the flavour rules out.
2) Add jaggery syrup to it . Cook for few minutes .
3) Finally , mix milk and cardamom powder to it and serve with ghee roasted cashews.

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