Pongal

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups rice
1 cup split golden gram 
1 inch ginger, finely chopped
1 tbsp pepper corns
2 tbsp cumin seeds
4 dry red chillies
20 curry leaves
15 cashews
7 cups water 
5 tbsp ghee
salt (according to taste)

How to Prepare:

Dry roast split golden gram in a pan, wash split golden gram and rice in several changes of cold water untill the water runs clear. Leave to soak in fresh cold water for 20 minutes, then drain the water. Pressure cook rice and split golden gram by adding 6 cups of water and salt for 20-30 minutes, allow the pressure to release completely and keep it aside untill needed.  In a small pan add ghee, when hot add cumin seeds, dry red chillies, curry leaves, cashews and chopped ginger and fry untill cashews are brown, add cooked  rice and mix well, when the contents star boiling add pepper corns and mix well. Serve hot.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve with extra ghee & Chutney.