Pongal - Sweet

Ingredients:

2 cups of Rice
1/2 cup of Moong Dhal
1 litre of Milk
1/2 cup of Ghee
3 cups of Jaggery or Brown Sugar (if Jaggery is not available)
1/4 tsp of Elaichi Powder
1/2 cup broken Cashewnuts and Raisins

Method:

1. Fry the Rice and the Moong dhal in a pan, till the moong dhal colour starts to change.

2. Boil Milk in the heavy bottom vessel. When the milk has boiled fully, add the Rice and the Moong dhal. Keep the fire in medium flame, and let it cook.

3. Add water and milk till the Rice and Moongdhal is cooked nicely. Keep adding ghee to this mixture and also keep stirring.

4. When the Rice and Moongdhal mixture is cooked add Elachi powder and Jaggery. Keep stirring, till all the jaggery is dissolved.

5. Fry the Cashewnuts and Raisins in ghee, and mix it with Sweet Pongal. Sweet Pongal is ready.

Pongal - Hot

Ingredients :

Rice 1 cup
Moong dal (Yellow split beans) 1/4 cup
Ginger and Garlic Paste
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Cumin seeds
Whole Pepper corns according to taste
Butter/Ghee/Margarine 5 tsp
Water 3 cups
Cashews 1/4 cup

Method:

1. Cook rice and moong dal in a cooker.

2. Heat a pan with butter/ ghee/ oil. Add cashews, cumin seeds, ginger/garlic paste, whole peppers & green chilies.

3. Fry for a while. Now mix this with the cooked rice & garnish with coriander. Serve hot as a light meal.