Ghee Pongal
Ghee pongal is the most simplest and easiest tradtional recipe in south india. I make this quite often atleast twice a month or thrice a month. If you plan to make pongal, it has to be served with coconut chutney and sambar.
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
South Indian
Servings
Prep Time
3
people
5
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
3
people
5
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Ingredients
1
cup
Raw rice
1/4
cup
Split yellow moong dal / Pasiparuppu
Salt
to taste
4
cup
Water
Spices:
5
tblspn
ghee
2
tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
10
Cashew nuts
2
green chilli
chopped
2
tblspn
Ginger
grated
1
tblspn
pepper
1
sprig
Curry Leaves
Instructions
Wash rice and dal…Drain it and set aside..
Heat 1 tblspn of ghee in a pressure cooker and add in rice and dal…Fry this for 5 mins..
Pour in the water and bring this to a boil…Add in salt…
Cover and cook for 4 whistle and simmer it for 10 mins..Let the pressure go by itself…Open the pressure cooker and mix well..
Heat ghee in a kadai and add in cashews, cumin seeds, pepper, ginger, green chilli, curry leaves and sauté this for a minute..
Now add in rice and dal mixture and mix well..Let the rice absorb all flavours.
Mix this for 3 min.
Serve hot with sambar or chutney.