pongal

Ingredients:
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Rice - 1 cup
moong dhal ( payatham/pasi paruppu) - 1/2 cup
salt
water - 4 cups
chopped ginger - few
hing - few
green chili - 3
black pepper corn - few
cumin seeds ( jeera) - few
cashew nuts - few
oil
ghee
curry leaves
coriander leaves

1. Saute moong dhal
2. Soak moong dhal and rice in water for ~ 30 mins
3. In a cooker, add rice, moong dhal, salt
4. Switch off after 2 whistles
5. In a wok, add 1:1 oil : ghee
6. Fry cashew nuts, pepper corn, jeera, green chilli, curry leaves, chopped ginger
7. Add this to the pongal in cooker.
8. Add hing and garnish with coriander leaves.
9. Finally add 2 tsps ghee.