Salt Pongal

Serves 4.

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice -2 cups
• Moong Dal - 1/2 cups
• Ghee - 2 tspful
• Jeera (cumin)-1/2 tsp
• Cashew nuts chopped & roasted - 1tsp
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method of Preparation:

Clean and wash the rice and the dal . In a deep pan, boil them together in 1\4 litre of water. When the rice and dal are almost done, in a separate shallow pan , heat the ghee and lightly fry the jeera and cashew nuts. Add this to the rice and dal , with salt and pepper to taste.

The preparation is similar to ven pongal except for some minor variations.