PAAL(MILK) PONGAL

Pongal is an excellent family occasion celeberated all over India in different names and ways interestingly.  This festival is celeberated, as  a thank to the nature God and seeking good blessing for ever. I think each one of us can take a oath on this good eve to protect our nature for  our well being by stopping small small eco-negative activites.  Wishing you all a happy pongal. Taste this paal pongal with your family and fulfil the pongal celeberation.  This is a simple, delicious, one pot cooking recipe and a must on pongal.

Ingredients:

1. milk - 6 cups - 7 cups or milk 5 cups + water 2 cups.
2. raw rice - 1 cup
3. salt -  2 tsp or as required

Method:

1.  Clean the rice. Wash it and soak it for 1/2 hr.

2. On the other hand  take a wide and thick bottom vessel. 

3. pour the milk, water and allow to boil. The above mentioned milk can be partially substituted with water. The taste and richness depends upon the quantity of milk you use.  

4. When the milk comes to boiling point, add the soaked rice and keep stirring.

5.  Be careful as the milk has the nature of over coming the vessel, so keep stirring then and there. Add the required amout of salt and mix well.

6. The pongal is ready once the rice gets cooked to a smashed consistency. When it is finished you may feel the consistency of the pongal is semi liquid state.  But once it comes to the room temperature it will abosorb all the extra moisture and becomes perfect to present to God and to all your family members.