Pongal

Ingredients

1. 1 cup Rice
2. 1 cup Green Gram (split)
3. 15 nos. Black Pepper
4. 1 no. Bay leaves
5. 2½ tbsps. Clarified Butter
6. ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds
7. 2 pinches of Asafoetida
8. Salt to taste

Procedure

• Wash and drain the dal and rice together.
• Place in a colander till all the water is drained.
• Heat ghee, add cumin seeds, bay leaf, black pepper corns, asafoetida, rice and dal.
• Gently stir till you get the aroma (5 minutes). Add water and salt and cook covered till done.
• While cooking it is important to keep adding more water if the recipe turns dry.
• Serve hot with yoghurt.