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Ingredients

1.Raw rice – ½ cup

2.Moond dal - ½ cup

3.Peppercorns – 10

4.Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp

5.Green chilli – 1 slitted

6.Ginger – 1 tbsp finely chopped

7.Curry leaves – few

8.Ghee or clarified butter – 2 tbsp

9.Salt to taste

Method

1.Pressure cook rice and dal with 3 cups of water with salt to taste.Alternatively, rice and dal can be cooked in a container until soft.

2.Heat ghee in a pan.Roast peppercorns,cumin seeds, followed by Green chilli and Ginger.Mix this seasoning with cooked rice and dal mixture.

3.Serve hot with sambar or chutney or Gosthu

You can make few variations while making pongal.

1.Make Rice and dal ratio 2:1

2.Crush peppercorns and cumin seeds for seasoning.

3.You can use oil instead of ghee for a diet friendly version of pongal