Khara (Moong Dal) Pongal South Indian style khichdi made with moong dal, rice, ghee, milk and cashewnuts. This khara pongal recipe is moong dal and rice recipe. Cooked rice and moong dal are flavoured with ginger, crushed peppercorns and cumin seeds, and garnished with ghee-roasted cashew nuts and curry leaves. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe. By Sanjeev Kapoor 08 Mar 2019 in Recipes Course New Update Advertisment Main Ingredients Rice, Moong dal Cuisine Tamil Nadu Course Rice Prep Time 26-30 minutes Cook time 11-15 minutes Serve 4 Taste Spicy Level of Cooking Easy Others Veg Ingredients list for Khara (Moong Dal) Pongal 1 cup Rice soaked ½ cup Moong dal soaked 3 tablespoons Ghee ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds 2 Green chillies finely chopped 15 Curry leaves 8-10 Black peppercorns ½ teaspoon Asafoetida 2 tablespoons Cashewnuts to taste Salt 1 cup Milk for garnishing Fresh coriander leaves chopped Method Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add cumin seeds, green chillies, curry leaves, peppercorns and asafoetida. Mix well and sauté. Add cashewnuts and stir. Add rice and green gram and stir to mix on high heat. Heat 2 cups water in a microwave till just warm. Add salt to cooker and mix well. Add milk and warm water, stir to mix, cover and pressure cook for 3-4 minutes after the first whistle. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot. #Asafoetida #Black peppercorns #Cashewnuts #Cumin seeds #Curry leaves #Fresh coriander leaves #Ghee #Green chillies #Milk #Moong dal #Mustard seeds #Rice #Salt Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article