Pongal is a popular dish in TamilNadu other south indian states, and . Pongal is unique to Tamil cusine
Recipe
Ingredients ( For 4 Persons )
Rice - 1 cup (Nearly 200 grams)
Moong Dal - 1/2 cup ( Nearly 100 grams)
Jeera - 1 tablespoon
Salt - to taste
Hing-1/2 teaspoon
For Seasoning
Ghee - 50gms
Cashewnuts - 10 pcs.
Pepper - 1 tablespoon
Jeera - 1 tablespoon
Ginger - 1/2 inch. pc.
Method
Put rice and moong dal together in a pan and fry for few minutes. After some time colour of the moong dal will turn to light brown till then keep frying.Put the rice and dal together in a bowl and wash it afterwards pour 5 glasses of water,salt to taste, one teaspoon of jeera and 1/2 teaspoon of hing.Once done put this bowl into pressure cooker ,close the lid and boil it upto 5 whistles.Keep it sim for 5 minutes
Seasoning
Add 50gms of ghee in a frying pan,add pepper cashew nuts,ginger,jeera and curry leaves fry it until cashew nuts turn golder brown mix the seasoning with Rice & Dal and stir it well
Your Dish Is Ready,Add one teaspoon of ghee(Optional)
