Pongal - Spicy and Sweet versions
Spicy/ Kara Pongal: Easy and tasty breakfast or snack Ingredients: White Rice – 1 cup Split green gram/Moong dal – 1 cup Red onion – 1 medium size, finely chopped Green chillies – 5 long and medium spice, vertically slit Dry red chillies – 4, broken into two Cashewnuts – 6, split Cumin seeds – 1.5 tsp Pepper corns – 1.25 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Pepper powder – 1/4 tbsp Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp Grated coconut – 1 tbsp Clarified butter/ Ghee – 1 tbsp for flavor enhancing Curry leaves – 4 sprigs Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped for garnish Salt as per taste Oil for tempering Instructions: In a thick bottomed pan add split green gram and saute on medium flame until the gram starts to slightly change the color to brown. At this stage, nice aroma fills ...