I needn't say much about this dish! Nothing can match Ven pongal, Vadai and coffee. When this comes to the table I know I live to eat... In tamil nadu or at home it is a standard breakfast menu :)
Ingredients:
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Ingredients:
- 1 cup raw rice
- 1 cup moong dal/ payatham paruppu
- 7 cups water
- 3/4 tsp peppercorns
- 3/4 tsp jeera
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida/ peringayam
- 7 - 10 curry leaves
- 8 - 10 cashewnuts
- 4 - 5 tbsp ghee
- salt as needed
- Soak raw rice and moong gal in water for 10 minutes.
- Heat water in a deep pan, allow it to boil.
- Add the rice and salt.
- Mix well on medium flame stirring frequently for about 20 - 25 minutes or until the rice and dal come together.
- In the meantime, heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a small pan only for tempering. Add the peppercorns, jeera, curry leaves, asafoetida and cashewnuts. fry till the cashews are light brown.
- Toss this on to the rice and moong dal preparation carefully as if may splutter.
- Add the remaining ghee and mix well.
- Suda Suda pongal ready! We'll share the recipe of tomato chutney and special sambar soon to go along with this.