Pongal

Ingredients

3/4th cup rice
1/4 th cup moong dal
1 tbsp ghee
4 cup water

tempering

3 tbsp oil
few curry leaves
2 inch finely grated ginger
pinch of haldi
crushed together 15 peppercorns and 1 tbsp jeera
salt to taste

Preparation

heat a cooker add ghee. add the washed dal and roast.
add the rice and mix well
add water

heat a pan for tempering.
add the oil once the oil is smoking hot take it off the gas
add the crushed peppercorns and jeera and curry leaves and ginger
add to the rice mixture
mix well add salt and turmeric
close the lid and on high flame cook till suuuu sound of cooker but not whistle. immediately sim the gas and cook for 10-15 mins on very low flame.
after 10-15 mins shut the gas and once the pressure drops open the cooker and add ghee and serve hot.