Recipe: Yummy Thinai Pongal: (Foxtail Millets)

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Thinai Pongal: (Foxtail Millets). Thinai Ven Pongal made with foxtail millet is a wonderful variation to the Kara Pongal or Savory Pongal. Pongal is a very popular South Indian Breakfast recipe, that is typically made using Rice and Dal (lentil). It has the essential protein and the carbohydrate required to keep one full until lunch.

Thinai Pongal: (Foxtail Millets) All contents in this video are Copyrighted Healthy Food. My ven pongal recipe is pretty much learnt from my mother in law. She makes a creamy venpongal for breakfast and serves it with jaggery. You can have Thinai Pongal: (Foxtail Millets) using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Thinai Pongal: (Foxtail Millets)

  1. You need 1/2 Cup of Foxtail Millets (Thinai) Rice: Soaked & Boiled, with the Moong Dal.
  2. You need 1/2 Cup of Moong Dal (Yellow): Soaked & Boiled, with the Thinai.
  3. Prepare 2 tbsps of Ghee.
  4. You need 2 tbsps of Cooking Oil (Coconut Oil- preferably).
  5. Prepare as per taste of Salt.
  6. You need as per taste of Sugar.
  7. Prepare 8-10 of Tempering Spices: Curry Leaves.
  8. Prepare 8-10 of Whole Black Peppercorns.
  9. You need 3-4 of Whole Red Chillies.
  10. Prepare 1.5 tsp of Cumin Seeds.
  11. You need 1/2-1 tsp of Hing/Asafoetida.
  12. It's 1 tsp of Whole Urad Dal.
  13. You need 1 tsp of Whole Chana Dal.
  14. It's 1/2 Cup of Roasted Cashews.
  15. Prepare 1/4 Cup of Roasted Peanuts.
  16. Prepare 500-600 ml of Water (RT): To Boil the Thinai & Moong Dal.
  17. It's 1 tsp of Black Peppercorns (Freshly Cracked).
  18. Prepare 3-4 of Green Chillies (Slit).

The reason why I still call hers venpongal and mine as Kara pongal is because there is a small change in the tempering ingredients which to my taste makes a big. Thinai pongal is a pongal made using Thinai (Foxtail Millet) instead of conventional rice. Millets comes with its own health benefits and hence its recommended to add millet as part of our regular diet. Thinai Pongal is very tasty and simple dish which gives the dual benefit of health and taste.

Thinai Pongal: (Foxtail Millets) instructions

  1. Wash & Soak both the Thinai & Dal in clean water for about an hour & set aside.
  2. Now, in a large & deep heavy bottomed vessel: Add in the washed & soaked Dal & Thinai with about another 500-600 ml water, add some salt & turmeric powder in it- stir it well & allow it to cook for about 20-25 mins time- stirring occasionally in between (cover the lif of the vessel initially but take it off once it comes to a boil).
  3. Once well cooked: Turn off the flame & allow it to sit on the oven itself until we do the ‘Tadka’ to it...For the TADKA-.
  4. In another small Tadka Pan: Add in the oil- Then, one by one ☝🏻 add in rest all other tempering spices & ingredients to itthe- Allow it to splatter well & release its nice aroma.
  5. Turn off the flame & pour in the same (Tadka), to the already prepared Pongal & gently give it a nice mix & serve it onto the Serving Platter....
  6. Garnish: With some Oil Roasted Cashews & serve the same with either the Coconut Chutney or any other Chutney/s, of your personal choice...
  7. ENJOY..... THE MOST HEALTHIEST & DECADENT “THINAI PONGAL.
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Recipe for Thinai Pongal, Thinai Ven Pongal Recipe, Healthy foxtail millet pongal. Foxtail millet is one of the oldest millet to have been recorded since the sangam period. Millet sweet pongal recipe, Sharing a tasty foxtail millet recipe for pongal festival. Foxtail millet is known as korralu in telugu, navane in kannada and thinai in tamil. These are low in carbohydrates and low in glycemic index too, a factor used to measure the rise of sugar levels after consumption of a food.


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