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Pongal
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Rice
  • 1 cup Green Gram (split)
  • 15 nos. Black Pepper
  • 1 no. Bay leaves
  • 2½ tbsps. Clarified Butter
  • ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds
  • 2 pinches of Asafoetida
  • Salt to taste
Procedure
  1. Wash and drain the dal and rice together.
  2. Place in a colander till all the water is drained.
  3. Heat ghee, add cumin seeds, bay leaf, black pepper corns, asafoetida, rice and dal.
  4. Gently stir till you get the aroma (5 minutes). Add water and salt and cook covered till done.
  5. While cooking it is important to keep adding more water if the recipe turns dry.
  6. Serve hot with yoghurt.