Hominy Grits Pongal Recipe
Prep time: 05 Mins
Cook time: 30 Mins
Yields: 3-4 Servings
A simple healthy recipe to make indian pongal using grits instead of rice.
Ingredients

Instructions
  1. Wash the grits and daal and keep it aside.
  2. In a pressure cooker add 1 tablespoon of ghee and oil.
  3. Once it gets hot add the cumin seeds, ginger, pepper powder and hing.
  4. Then add the grits and daal and fry it for 2 minutes.
  5. Now pour 7 cups of water and close the pressure cooker with its lid.
  6. Once the steam starts coming, put the weight and leave it for 4 whistles, switch off the stove and remove the pressure cooker from the stove.
  7. Let it cool for 15-20 minutes, then you will be able to remove the weight from the pressure cooker. Now add the required amount of salt and the remaining 1 tablespoon of ghee and combine it well. Grits pongal is ready. Enjoy it with your favorite chutney or sambar.
My Notes:
  1. Usually in pongal, whole peppercorns are added. Since I have a toddler at home, I used pepper powder instead.
  2. I get fresh ginger in bulk here. To store it, I peel the ginger and cut into small pieces and store it in a Ziploc bag in the freezer. Whenever I want ginger I take one piece and grate it using a lemon zester. The gratings are so fine and paste like.
Recipe by Madhuram's Eggless Cooking at https://www.egglesscooking.com/hominy-grits-pongal/