Name: Pongal/pullagamu recipe by Reena Andavarapu at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Rice - 2 cups; Moong dal - 1/4 cup; Green chillies - 2; Red chillies - 4; Mustard seeds - 1 tsp; Cumin seeds-1 tsp; Ginger - 1 inch crushed; Asfotedia - 1/2 tsp; Curry leaves - a fistfull; Salt to taste; Water - 5 cups

Ingredients Serving: 4

Rice - 2 cups
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 2
Red chillies - 4
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Ginger - 1 inch crushed
Asfotedia - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - a fistfull
Salt to taste
Water - 5 cups

Instructions

Dry roast the moong dal. Measure the rice. Add the roasted moong dal to the rice. Wash both together. Keep aside.
Take a deep sauce pan. Add oil for tempering. Add mustard, cumin. Add the red chillies then the green chillies. Add asfotedia. Stir. Add the crushed ginger and fry.
Now add water and salt. Cover and let it come to a rolling boil.
Open lid and reduce flame. Add the washed rice and dal. Cover and again wait for a rolling boil turning the flame to high.
Once boiling, lower the flame and let it cook for 20 minutes covered.
Open after 20 minutes and mix well
Serve hot.

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