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.

BySanjeev Kapoor 08 Mar 2019in Recipes Course

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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.

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