Description
What Is It
Pongal is one of South India’s most loved dishes — soft, savoury, comforting, and old enough to have a harvest festival named after it. Thai Pongal marks the season of plenty, and the dish itself, simmered slowly and finished with ghee and pepper, has been a food of both temple mornings and everyday breakfasts for generations.
FounditGood Multi-Millet Pongal Mix brings that dish to your kitchen, made the wholesome way. In place of polished rice, it uses four heritage millets — Foxtail, Kodo, Little and Barnyard — combined with protein-rich moong dal (green gram), roasted cashews, and the classic tempering of curry leaves, ginger, cumin, pepper, green chilli and a touch of asafoetida. In South Indian tradition these small grains are known as siruthaniyam, valued for being nourishing yet easy to enjoy every day.
It arrives lightly seasoned, so you finish it your own way — a pinch of salt, a spoon of ghee — and in about ten to twelve minutes you have a warm, wholesome, temple-style meal ready to serve.
What’s Inside
Every ingredient earns its place:
- Thinai (Foxtail Millet) — nutty and hearty, naturally high in fibre; the backbone of the blend.
- Varagu (Kodo Millet) — mild and wholesome, with a pleasant, satisfying bite.
- Samai (Little Millet) — light and easy-cooking, with a soft, creamy finish.
- Kuthiraivali (Barnyard Millet) — quick-cooking and mineral-rich, especially in iron.
- Pasi Paruppu (Moong Dal) — the traditional partner to grain, adding creaminess and plant protein.
- Roasted Cashews — for richness and a gentle crunch in every spoonful.
- The tempering — Karuveppilai (curry leaves), Inji (ginger), Seeragam (cumin), Milagu (pepper), green chilli and a whisper of Perungayam (asafoetida) — the aromatic soul of an authentic Pongal.
What Makes This Different
- Four distinct millets, not one grain dressed up. A genuine multi-millet recipe, each grain bringing its own texture and character.
- Whole grains, kept whole. Millets and dal that keep their goodness, rather than being polished down for cosmetic whiteness.
- Lightly seasoned, finished by you. Salt to taste, ghee if you like — the flavour is yours to complete.
- A genuinely clean label. No preservatives, no artificial colours, no flavour enhancers. Just grains, pulses, nuts and spices.
- Thoughtfully made in small batches, under FSSAI-licensed, GMP and ISO 22000 conditions.
- The character of a slow-cooked dish, ready in minutes — the comfort of traditional Pongal without the long morning at the stove.
What It Does
- Keeps you satisfied and comfortable. Whole millets and moong dal are naturally high in dietary fibre, which helps a single bowl feel wholesome and carry you comfortably through a busy morning.
- Offers a more complete plant protein — the way the dish was always built. Grains and dal complement each other, and eaten together, as Pongal always has been, they make a fuller, better-balanced source of everyday plant protein.
- Gives slow, steady energy. Whole millets release their energy gently rather than all at once, for the kind of comfortable, no-slump morning a good breakfast is meant to give.
- Brings naturally gluten-free grains and honest minerals to the table, with barnyard millet contributing iron in particular.
- Nourishes every age at the table. Soft, mild and easy to enjoy — gentle enough for children, hearty enough for grandparents, wholesome for everyone in between.
- And here’s the delight: one mix, many meals. Cook it savory as classic Pongal, or turn it into an upma — the same pouch, with variety.
Ways to Make It
Stovetop
- Add 1 cup of Pongal Mix to 3 cups of water.
- Cook on medium flame for 10–12 minutes, stirring now and then, until soft and creamy.
- Add salt to taste and finish with a spoon of ghee.
Pressure cooker
- Combine 1 cup mix + 3 cups water + salt.
- Cook for 3 whistles.
- Stir well, drizzle with ghee, and serve hot.
Serve it, and play with it
- Classic and savory with coconut chutney and sambar.
- Richer with a tempering of ghee-roasted cashews, curry leaves and pepper.
- A wholesome plate with added vegetables stirred through.
- For little ones, cook it softer and milder — creamy, gently spiced, easy to love.
Storage: keep in a cool, dry place, tightly closed, away from direct sunlight.
Allergen Information
Contains: Cashew (tree nut). Processed in a facility that may also handle wheat, milk, peanuts, sesame and tree nuts. (The grains and pulses are naturally gluten-free; asafoetida can occasionally contain wheat as a carrier, so we note it here for transparency.)
Disclaimer
FounditGood Multi-Millet Pongal Mix is a wholesome, traditionally prepared food, not a medicine. Enjoy it as part of a balanced diet; contains cashew (tree nut)..
