Pongal

Ingredients:

Raw Rice               -  1 cup

Green gram dal       -  1/2 cup

Ghee                      -  5 table spoons

Jeera                      -  1 table spoons

Black pepper         -  1 tea spoon

Asafoitida               -  1/2 tea spoon

Cashew nuts           -  1 table spoon

Curry leave             -   a few leaves

Ginger                    -  1 inch

Salt to taste

1. Wash and clean rice and dal.

2. Cook it together till soft.

3. Mash the cooked rice and dal mixture.

4.  Add jeera, pepper,curry leaves, salt and grated ginger.

5.  Heat ghee in a kadai.

6.  Add the cashewnuts and once they turn golden brown add it to the pongal.

7.  Mix it thoroughly and serve with chutney.

8. Pongal ready.  Serve with coconut chutney, fresh coriander chutney and tomato chutney.