PONGAL

Ingredients:

For three servings/ Moong dal-1cup, Rice half cup, peppercorns 10, curry leaves few, Mustard seeds 1 table spoon, cumin seeds 2 tablespoons, ginger paste 1 table spoon, turmeric powder 1 teaspoon, green chillies as required,. Salt to taste, Oil or ghee for tadka.

For garnishing: Cashew nuts (make small pieces)fry it in ghee.

Make it this way:

Fry moong dal for a min and pressure cook it adding rice to it. Add turmeric and few pepper corns.

Or you can cook directly, even though it takes long time it tastes good.

Take a vessel, add ghee, add mustard after it cracks, add jeera, ginger paste, later add green chillies, curry leaves. Saute it well. mix this with cooked dal. Add salt saute and leave for 5 min.

Finally add fried cashews and serve hot.

Tamarind pulp with jaggery is best combination and also curds with cucumber, onion, and tomato.