Pongal

Ingredients:

• 2 cups rice
• 1 cup mung dal (yellow)
• ½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 tbs ginger (finely chopped)
• 1-1/2 tbs black pepper corns
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 4-6 tbs oil or ghee

Procedure:

Fry the rice and dal in a small quantity of oil. Add 6 cups water and cook in pressure cooker.

Heat oil or ghee and add the cumin seeds. Fry a few seconds and add ginger, pepper corns and curry leaves.  Add seasoning to the cooked rice and stir in, mashing the rice and dal together.

Serve with Sambar.