Pongal

Recipe Ingredients

• 1 cup white rice
• 1/2 cup masoor dal
• 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 tsp whole peppercorns
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 green chillies
• A few curry leaves
• A pinch of asafoetida
• 1 tbl spoon ghee
• 1 tbl spoon oil
• 1 tbl green coriander

Cooking Method 

• Wash rice and dal and drain water completely. 
• In a large sauce pan, heat ghee and oil on medium heat. Slit green chillies length wise. Fry the green chillies, curry leaves, pepper powder and peppercorns. 
• Add the rice, dal and asafoetida to this and fry for 3 minutes. 
• Add 4 1/2 cups of water, salt and cover the sauce pan. 
• Cook it on medium heat till rice and daal become very soft and keep stirring in between to avoid burning. Add more water if necessary. 
• Garnish with coriander.

Serve hot with coconut chutney.