Raw rice - Moong dhal pongal

Ingredients:

1. Rice - 3/4 cups
2. Moong dhal - 1/4 cup
3. Water - 5 cups
4. Ghee - 8 Tbsp
5. Freshly ground black pepper powder - 3 tbsp
6. Cumin seeds - 3 tsp
7. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
8. Cashew nuts - 8
9. Salt - to taste

Method:

1. Cook moong dhal separately.
2. Boil water.
3. When it starts to boil add washed rice to it and cook on medium heat until it is cooked and little bit mushy.
4. Now add cooked moong dhal and mix well along with salt.
5. In a separate pan, to the hot ghee add black pepper powder, cumin seeds, curry leaves and cashew nuts and keep stirring.
6. When the cashew nuts turns to reddish in color, add this mixture to the pongal and stir well.

Wheat Rava-Spinach Pongal

Ingredients

1. Melted ghee - 1/4 cup
2. Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
3. Chopped ginger - 3 tbsp
4. Green chillies - 3
5. Red chillies - 2
6. Black pepper powder - 3 tsp
7. Cashews - 8
8. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
9. Chopped Spinach - 3 cups
10. Salt - to taste
11. Wheat rava - 3/4 cup
12. Split yellow moong dhal - 1/4 cup

Method

1. Fry wheat rava without oil.
2. Cook and smash moong dhal.
3. Heat a pan on medium heat.
4. Add ghee, cumin seeds, ginger, green chillies, red chillies, black pepper powder, cashews and curry leaves and fry until the cashews are golden brown.
5. Then add chopped spinach, salt and fry.
6. Now, add water, boiled split yellow moong dhal and bring it to boil.
7. Then add the fried wheat rava slowly by stirring continuously.
8. Close the lid and cook until it is done.
9. Enjoy with peanut chutney.