Hot Pongal

Ingredients

•  rice                                                 2 cups
•  Green gram  dal (pesara pappu)   1 cup  
•  black peppercorns                     5
• Salt to taste

for seasoning:

•  cumin                       1tsp 
• curry leaves
• oil/ghee                            2tsp
• ginger finely chopped 1tbsp
•  cashew nuts                    5                 
• mustard seeds                1tsp
• urad dal                             1tbsp

Preparation 

1. Wash rice and moong dal add  peppercorns,  cumin, ginger pieces, salt, 9 cups water.(1:3 ratio) and cook them in a pressure cooker. (3whistles)  and keep it aside.
2. In a heavy bottom pan heat oil/ghee and fry the cashew nuts and add urad dhal,mustard seeds ,cumin seeds red chilly pieces in order and stir for 2 minutes, add it to the rice mixture .
3. Mix well and serve with sambar or chutney of your choice.
   
   
   
   
   ( for thamilanadu pongal add water 1:4 otherwise 1:3 )