Pongal or Huggi is a popular South Indian rice dish. In Tamil "Pongal" means "bubbling up". In Telugu and Kannada, Pongal is a dish of rice mixed with boiled milk and sugar. Huggi is derived from the Old Kannada word Puggi meaning "bubbled up, ballooned".
Ingredients
1/2 cup sona masoori rice
1/4 cup Moong dal
2-3 cups water
2 tblsp ghee or oil
1 tsp mustard
6 cashew nuts
Pinch of hing/ asafoetida
1/2 tsp pepper slightly crushed
2 green chillies
2 tsp jeera/ cumin seeds
1/2 inch ginger chopped
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Curry leaves
Salt to taste
chopped coriander leaves
Procedure
Wash rice, dal and keep aside
In cooker put ghee/oil add mustard, once it crackles add curry leaves and cashew nuts
Fry for a second, add green chillies , ginger chopped, turmeric powder, thing, pepper, jeera and saute for a second
Add rice and dal mixture, roast for 5 mins
Add salt and water, mix properly and close the lid of the cooker
Cook it for 3 whistles and turn off the flame
once the steam is released, open the lid, check for salt, add chopped coriander leaves and mix well
Serve hot drizzled with ghee and pickle.
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