Ingredients :

• 3/4 cup sona masoori rice or any other white rice

• 1/4 cup split moong dal

• 1/4 cup desi ghee

• 1 tsp jeera ( cumin seed)

• 1/4 tsp hing (asefodita )

• 1-2 chopped green chillies

• 2-3 strings chopped curry leaves

• 1/2 tbsp chopped ginger

• 1/2 tbsp whole black pepper

• 1/4 cup chasewnuts

• salt as per taste

Method :

1. In a pressure cooker wash and soak the rice and dal together in 6 cups water and add salt as required i for about half an hour.

2. Cook the rice and dal on medium flame upto 5 whistles.

3. Open the cooker, mix the rice and dal together and add warm water only if required.

4. In a small pan heat the ghee then fry the cashewnuts remove and keep aside. In the same hot ghee add the jeera when it splutters add the asefodita , whole peppers, curry leaves, chopped chillies and ginger.

5. Pour the tadka on the pongal.

6. Serve this yummy pongal with sambar or rasasm

   Enjoy !!!