Khara Pongal Recipe

step 1

• STEP 1.1. Take a bowl, add a cup of rice and soak in water.

step 2

• STEP 2.2. Take another pan and roast a bowl of mung dal in it.  roast for 5-6 minutes. And then add the mung dal in the bowl with soaked rice. Mix well.

step 3

• STEP 3.3. Take a pressure cooker and add the soaked ingredients in it. Add 4 cups of water, add a spoon of turmeric powder, salt and oil. Now cover the cooker and put it on steam. Wait for 3 whistles.  the rice and dal are ready.  add a cup of water to the cooked pongal. Mix well.

step 4

• STEP 4.1. Take a pan, heat a tablespoon of oil and a tablespoon of ghee in it. Add cumin seeds and let it roast. After the cumin seeds are done, add a spoon of black pepper and roast.  then add a pinch of asafoetida and ginget paste, green slit chillies and roast well. Add curry leaves, cashews and make sure not to overfry the ingredients.

step 5

• STEP 5.2. Now pour the prepared pongal in the pan and mix well. Do not overcook.

step 6

• STEP 6.The khara pongal is ready to serve.