Pongal [Southern Indian Rice Meal]

  

Pongal [Southern Indian Rice Meal]

Ingredients:[For approx 4 servings]

Rice - 2 cups

Moong dal - 1 cup
Jeera - 2 tsp

Cashews(broken) - 1/2cup

Whole dry red chillies - 6

Whole peppercorns - 10-12

Curry leaves - 5-6 leaves

Garlic - 4 cloves

Chana dal - 1 tsp

Urad dal -1 tsp

Hing [Asafoetida powder] - 2 pinch

Butter - 2 tbsp

Salt as per taste

Method

• Soak rice and moong dal  in water for an hour.
• Cook rice and dal with salt, turmeric powder and butter/ghee in a heavy bottom pot in 3 cups of water.
• In a pan, heat 2 tbsp butter.Add Jeera, chana dal, urad dal, hing powder, minced garlic, a few peppercorns and cashews. When it splatters, add curry leaves and dry red chillies.
• Add this prepared seasoning to the cooked rice mixture.

Serve hot for light lunch or dinner.