Kattu pongal

To serve 4 people:

Ingredients:
• 300gms of rice
• 175gms of moong dal
• 350ml of water
• Salt to taste
• 50ml of milk
• 2 tbp of ghee
• 15 cashew nuts chopped
• 1 tbp of urad dal
• ½ teaspoon of cumin seeds
• ¼ teaspoon of mustard seeds
• Asafoetida a pinch
• 5-7 curry leaves
• 3 dry red chillies
• ½ teaspoon of black pepper pwd

Method:
• In a pressure cooker add rice, moong dal, salt and water. Cook for three whistles and put it aside. Let it cool.
• In a small pan heat ghee and add cashew nuts, urad dal and fry till it starts to turn brown in colour. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, asafoetida, dry chillies, curry leaves and fry.
• Turn off the heat and add black pepper pwd.
• Now add the seasoning and milk to the rice.
• Mix it well and serve hot.

Tip:
• Ghee and milk adds lot of taste.
• If you like to add more of moong dal u can reduce the quantity of rice. But if it is in 1: ½ (rice : moong dal) ratio it tastes better.
• A pinch of turmeric can be added in the cooker for a nice colour.