Thuar Dal Pongal

Ingredients

• • Rice (raw) - 1 cup
• • Thuar dal - ½ cup
• • Water - 6 cups
• • Salt - as required
• • Ghee - 2 tablespoons
• • Onions (small) - ½ cup
• • Garlic - 7 flakes
• • Red chillies - 6
• • Pepper - 1 teaspoon
• • Cumin seeds - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Oil - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
• • Ginger (grated) - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Heat oil in a pressure pan.
• 2. Add garlic, onion and fry well.
• 3. Mix broken red chilly, pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves and ginger to that. Pour measured water.
• 4. Add required salt.
• 5. When water starts boiling add washed rice, and dal.
• 6. Allow to boil again, mix well and close with the lid.
• 7. Keep under low flame for 10 minutes.
• 8. After opening the lid add ghee, mix gently and serve hot.