16 January 2014

Kara Pongal


Ingredients:
  1. Moong dal - 1/4cup
  2. Rice - 1cup
  3. Green Chillies - 2-3
  4. Garlic - 10-15pods
  5. Ginger - 1inch
  6. Pepper corns - 1tbspn
  7. Jeera - 1 1/2 tbspn
  8. Coriander leaves - 1 fist
  9. Mustard seeds - 1tspn
  10. Curry leaves - 1stick
  11. Oil or ghee - 4-5spn
  12. Salt - Taste
Procedure:

First roat the moong dal till it leave the raw smell, when it starts to change in color add the rice and fry for 2mins. Now add the required amount of water or little more also is fine and close the cooker lid and cook for 2-3 whistles.

After the cooker cools, in a separate kadai put oil or ghee and allow it to heat up. Meanwhile chop the ginger and garlic into small small pieces.

Once the oil heats up, add the mustard seeds, Jeera, Pepper corns, curry leaves, green chillies, ginger and garlic and fry for 2mins. Add this to the cooker with some boiling water and salt. Cook for 5mins on medium flame.

Remove it from fire, and server hot with ghee and coconut chutney.