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Pongal

A delicacy with rice and lentils that serves as the traditional festive meal for the Tamil harvest festival.

Prep time
10 min
Cook time
20 min
Servings
4
Type
Main Dish, Lunch
Pongal

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1Boil the rice and lentils together until they are soft and mushy.
  2. 2In a deep pan, heat the ghee and add all the other ingredients to it. Stir fry for a minute.
  3. 3Add the boiled rice and lentils into the deep pan, mix well and garnish with a few fried cashew nuts and curry leaves.
  4. 4Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Nutrition per serving

Nutrition Facts

Per 1 serving (175 g)

Calories296
Total Fat3.2 g
Saturated Fat2.0 g
Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol2 mg
Sodium1,105 mg
Total Carbohydrate55.5 g
Dietary Fiber8.4 g
Sugars0.8 g
Protein10.3 g
Potassium
312 mg

Per 100 g

Calories
169
Protein
5.9 g
Carbs
31.7 g
Fat
1.9 g
  • Protein 14%
  • Carbs 76%
  • Fat 10%

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