Pongali is a very easy and healthy South Indian breakfast made from rice and moong dal.
Ingredients:
Oil and ghee
1 cup Rice
1 cup Moong Dal
5 cups Water
Pepper
Jeera
Garlic
Curry Leaves
Green Chillis
Cashews
Preparation of Pongali
Take a cooker, place it on the stove, and add oil and ghee. After heating the oil, add jeera, green chillis, grated ginger, pepper and curry leaves, and fry it for 1 minute. Then, in a separate bowl, add 5 cups of water, 1 cup of rice, and 1 cup of moong dal. Mix it together, wash it, add it to the cooker, and add salt.After adding all ingredients, close the lid, and wait for 3 whistles. Then, switch off the gas and keep it aside for 10 minutes. Now, open the cooker lid.In a pan, add ghee. After heating the ghee, add cashews, and fry it until it turns brown in colour. Then, add the cashews to the pongali. Now, your pongali is ready to serve with pachi pulusu and peanuts chutney!
Preparation of Pachi Pulusu
Ingredients:
Oil
Mustard Seeds
Jeera
Onions
Green Chillis
Turmeric
Tamarind Water
Take a pan, place it on the gas, and add oil. After heating the oil, add mustard seeds, jeera, curry leaves, onions, green chillis, and turmeric powder, and fry it for 5 minutes.
Add tamarind water and boil for 5 minutes
Now, your pachi pulusu is ready to serve with pongal!
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