Pongal - South Asian Recipe

Pongal

🌍 South Asian, Tamil Nadu Difficulty: ●●●○○

Pongal (the dish) is the centerpiece of Pongal (the harvest festival), offered to the sun god.

Ingredients

• 200 g raw white rice
• 80 g moong dal (split yellow lentils)
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp peppercorns, crushed
• 1 tbsp cashew nuts
• 10 curry leaves
• 1 in ginger, finely chopped
• ½ tsp turmeric
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Drying — Dry roast dal until lightly golden. Mix with rice.
2. Cooking — Cook rice and dal together in 900 ml water until very soft and mushy (pressure cook 3 whistles).
3. Heating — Heat ghee; fry cashews golden. Add cumin, pepper, curry leaves, ginger. Sizzle.
4. Pouring — Pour over rice-dal mixture, add turmeric and salt. Mix vigorously — texture should be porridge-like.
5. Serving — Serve hot with coconut chutney and sambar.

Tags: raw white rice, moong dal, ghee, cumin seeds, peppercorns · Source: Brittani's Almanac