Kara Pongal

Pongal With Chutney & Sambar

Kara Pongal

Ingredients

·       Rice                                 - 2 cups

·       Yellow moong dhal          - ¼ cup

·       Asafoetida                       - ¼ teaspoon

·       Salt to taste.

For seasoning

·       Ghee                               - 4 table spoon

·       Oil                                    - 2 table spoon

·       Pepper corns                   - 1 tea spoon

·       Cumin seeds                   - 1 tea spoon

·       Ginger                             - 1inch piece

·       Green chilly                     - 1

·       Cashews                         - 2 table spoon

·       Curry leaves                    - few

Method

·       Add water & asafoetida in moong dhal and cook it till the moong dhal get soft add salt in it and keep aside.

·        Add 5 cups of water in rice pressure cook it for 3 whistle.

·       Heat the kadai with oil & ghee add pepper corn, cumin seeds, cashews, ginger, green chilly and curry leaves - fry for a minute. Let the pepper corns splutter.

·       Add cooked moong dhal let it boil, add cooked rice mix it well with one table spoon of ghee on top of the pongal mix it & switch off the stove. Transfer to the serving bowl

·       Now the tasty kara pongal is ready to serve.

·       Serve it with coconut chutney & Sambar.