Sama pongal

SAMA / SAMAI / BAGAR / LITTLE MILLET PONGAL

INGREDIENTS [ serves 4 ]

• Millet / sama / burgar  – 1 cup
• Moong dal – ¼ cup
• Ginger grated or crushed – 1 ½  tsp
• Ghee – 2 or 3 tbsp
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• Whole black pepper – 1 ½  tsp
• Jeera – 1 tsp
• Green chilli slit or chopped – 1 or 2
• Curry leaves – few
• Fried cashew for garnish
• Water – 4 cup
• salt to taste

PREPARATION

Pick the grits , clean , wash and rinse the millet. Drain and keep aside.

METHOD

Heat ghee in a cooker .

Add pepper + jeera + green chilli + curry leaves + ginger one by one and stir fry.

Add the moong dal , mix well and fry for 1 min.

Add the drained millets , mix well and fry for 1 min.

Add 4 cup of  water + salt and mix well.

Once it starts boiling, close the cooker .

Let it cook upto 4 whistles till soft and a bit mushy on medium flame .

Once done ,mash it .

Serve hot by drizzling hot ghee + fried cashew .

Goes well with sambar and coconut chutney .

NOTES

1. Instead of pressure cooker ,you can also cook in a pan.
2. We can try any rice recipe with sama – replace rice with sama .[ biryani /khichdi /pulao idli/dosa etc ]
3. It has to be served hot ,else it becomes thick .
4. Don ‘t reduce ghee.
5. Same recipe can be tried with rice /rava/ foxtail millet /little millet .
6. You can dry roast the moong dal till aromatic.

BENEFITS OF SAMA [ courtesy – google]  

1.      Millets are gluten free and rich in vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates.

2.      Little millet is rich in cholesterol, when consumed increases good cholesterol in the body, suitable for growing kids.

3.      Little millet strengthens the body. It’s complex carbohydrates digest slowly which is very helpful for diabetic patients.

4.      Little millet is also called as king of cereals because of its rich nutritional and medicinal value.

5.      It contains high phosporous.

6.      It especially good for people who has low body mass.

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