Pongal

Name: Pongal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3-4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 100g short grain rice; 100g yellow moong dal; 1tsp, 5g grated ginger; 3tbsp, 45ml ghee; 1tsp, 5g cumin; ¼tsp, 0.75g hing; 10-12 curry leaves; 2-3 green chillies, slit; 10-12 black pepper; 10-12 whole cashew; Salt to taste

Savoury rice and moong dal pongal on Combi Meal, with the ghee tempering done in a bowl on Air Fry.

40 min start to finish
Serves 3-4
Works on every CombiWorks on your US 14-in-1Works on your UK & EU 12-in-1Works on your India 14-in-1

Combi Meals Air Fry Rice Main Indian Vegetarian

By Kunjesh Raval for SharkNinja India.

Set your Combi

SwitchBoth sides

Combi Meals240°C465°F25min
Air Fry200°C390°F3min

Start to finish40 min10 min prep + 30 min cooking

ShelfLevel 1

Water in the pan1000–1200 ml4¼–5 cups water in the Combi pan

You'll need

To cook dal and rice

100 g½ cup3½ oz short grain rice
100 g½ cup3½ oz yellow moong dal
1tsp, 5 g⅛ oz grated ginger

For the tempering

3tbsp, 45 ml3 tbsp ghee
1tsp, 5 g⅛ oz cumin
¼tsp, 0.75 g0 oz hing
10-12 curry leaves
2-3 green chillies, slit
10-12 black pepper
10-12 whole cashew
Salt to taste

Method

To cook rice & dal

Take combi pan, add ingredients mentioned in it. Pour 1000–1200 ml4¼–5 cups of water (3-4 coffee mug). Mix it well and insert the combi pan into Level 1.
Move SmartSwitch to cooker mode, select combi meal function at 240°C465°F for . Close the door & press start.
Once cooking done, remove combi pan from the unit. Keep this aside.

Tempering the tadka

Take a steel bowl, add all ingredients mentioned in “for tempering”. Put this bowl on bake tray, slide the bake tray into Level 1. Move SmartSwitch to airfry mode, select airfry function at 200°C390°F for . Temper the tadka for .
Our tip Check it before you take it out: the ghee should be sizzling, the cashews golden and the curry leaves crisp. If not, give it another minute or two.
Once done, carefully pull out the tray, pour tadka from bowl to combi pan. Give it good mix & adjust salt.
Our tip Pongal firms up quickly as it cools; if it's thick by the time you serve, stir in a little hot water.

Or

Heat ghee in a small pan on medium heat. Add all ingredients mentioned in “for tempering”. Temper it for .
Our tip Steps 6 and 7 make the same tempering on the hob instead of in the Combi. Do one or the other; there's only one set of tempering ingredients.
Switch off heat and immediately pour the hot tadka over your pongal.

Source: Pongal by Kunjesh Raval, SharkNinja India

From Combi Recipes: https://combirecipes.com/recipes/sharkninja-in--pongal-khara-pongal/