khara pongal

A very simple and tasty form of pongal which hardly takes any time.

The following quantity serves 2

Ingredients:

Rice : 2 cups

Moong dal: 3/4th cup

Ghee: 3 tbsps

Cumin seeds/jeera : 1 tbsp

Black pepper powder: 2 tsps

Water: 5.5 cups

Ginger shredded: 1tsp

Salt to taste

Procedure:

Dry roast the rice and moong(do not wash the rice and dal before) together for about 1 min in a pan. The roasting gives a good flavour to the dish

Now wash the roasted rice and moong dal.

Add the washed dal and rice to a pressure cooker.Add the 5.5 cups of water and shredded ginger and 3 tsps salt .Cook for 2 whistles.

After the steam goes away open the cooker lid.

In a small pan add 3 tbsps ghee(you have to be generous on ghee for pongal to taste good). Once the ghee is hot add the cumin seeds and black pepper powder to the ghee.Once the cumin seeds get brown, remove the pan from flame and add the contents to the pongal in the pressure cooker and mix it well.

Serve hot with chutney or vetta kozhambu