Pongal

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Rice
• 1/2 cup Moong dal
• 1/4 cup Ghee
• 1 1/2 tbsp Black pepper
• Cashew nuts as needed
• 1 small Onion
• Green chillies - 3
• 1 tsp Ginger chopped
• 4 1/2 cups of water
• Salt to taste

Procedure:

• Wash and soak the rice and moongdal combinely and keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and add ginger, chopped green chillies, onions, black pepper and cashewnuts fry them till the onions changes to transparent colour or till they are cooked.
• Then add water and check the salt, then add the rice and moongdal in it.
• Cook it for 3 whistles and switch off.
• On the top you can add ghee if you like.
• Serve hot with peanut chutney or any pickle.