Rava Pongal (Sooji Pongal, Semolina Pongal) is a healthy South Indian breakfast recipe made using rava (sooji, semolina) and yellow moong dal. Make this wholesome dish using a few pantry staples.
Sooji is lightly roasted before adding to the cooker with other ingredients. Do not brown it; otherwise, it will change the color of your pongal. Adjust the green chilies as per your taste.Make sure the pongal is not lumpy. Roasting the rava helps a lot and is a must for ensuring it doesn’t clump up.Use coarse rava to make pongal. Coarse rava is also called Bombay Rava.To make the process quicker, you can roast the rava in bulkand store it in an airtight container whenever you have spare time. You can use this roasted rava to make many other dishes too.This pongal tastes best when prepared fresh. Make the quantity only for one meal. In case you have more, add some water to it before refrigerating. The Pongal becomes thicker when refrigerated; adding water will take care of its consistency.Adding enough ghee is very important to make good pongal; otherwise, it will become like a paste.You can add finely chopped veggies, like carrots, beans, etc., to this dish.