This is one of my favorite dishes. My mom always made pongal on sunday mornings.In fact, it the enticing aroma of saambhar that convinced me to wake up early. This is a very easy and simple dish to make. But to truly enjoy it, you need to make saambhar and chutney as well.
Ingredients
1 cup raw rice
1/2 cup paasiparuppu
1 spoon pepper
1 spoon jeera
1/4 inch ginger - finely grated
green chillies - 2 , finely chopped
8-9 curry leaves
Asafoetida, salt
5.5 cups water
Optional
1 spoon ghee
Few cashew nuts
Procedure
1. Heat spoon of oil.Add pepper,jeera,cashew nuts,ginger, green chillies .Add jeera last since it browns very fast.
2. Add rice and daal (after washing and draining) and saute
3. Add salt and asafoetida
4. Add water
5. 4-5 whistles in cooker will make it really soft.Add ghee after opening the cooker.
Important : Cook pongal just before you plan to serve else it tends to become little lumpy.Else, add half a cup of hot water and mix well before serving.
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