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💚The fifth day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Skanda Mata🙏🌹 The meaning of 'Skanda Mata' is the mother of Lord Kartikeya who is known as Skanda.💚
💚Today's offering to the Goddess is Khara Pongal.🙏🌹💚
Khara Pongal is a rice lentil dish that is often prepared in south Indian homes to offer to GODS during puja. It is served hot along with coconut chutney and ghee.
Year 2023
Ingredients:
· Yellow moong dal - ½ cup
· Rice – ½ cup
· Water – 3 ¼ to 3 ½ cups
· Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
· Salt to taste
· Ghee – 2 tbsp
· Jeera – 1 tsp
· Pepper corns – 10-12 nos.
· Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp
· Ginger – 1 inch (grated)
· Green chilies – 2-3 (slit)
· Curry leaves – 1 sprig
· Coriander leaves for garnishing
· Coconut chunks – 1 tbsp (optional)
Method:
· Wash yellow moong dal and rice thoroughly.
· Take a pressure cooker add water, turmeric powder, salt and 1 tsp ghee. Let it boil and now put the lid of the cooker. Pressure cook on medium flame just for 1 whistle.
· Let the cooker depressurize naturally and check out the consistency. If it is dry add hot water and keep it on low flame.
· Take a small pan add ghee, jeera, pepper corns and cashew nuts. Fry it on medium flame. Now add the grated ginger, green chilies, coconut chunks, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
· Pour the tadka and turn off the flame of the cooker. Mix it well.
· Cover the lid of the cooker for 2-3 mins.
· Khara Pongal is ready to be served.