Ingredients

• 1/2 kg - rice.
• 125 gm - green gram (moong dal).
• 4 cups - yoghurt.
• 1 tbsp - cumin seeds.
• 2 tbsp - ginger paste.
• 3 bunches - curry leaves.
• 3 - chillies.
• 2 tsp - pepper powder.
• 2 tbsp - ghee.
• salt.

How to Make Pongali

• Wash and soak rice and moong dal for 30 minus. Add 4 cups of water to yogurt and mix well to make buttermilk.
• Add ghee to pressure cooker, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, chillies, ginger paste, pepper powder, salt.
• Now add drained rice, moong dal and buttermilk. Close the lid and cook up to 2 whistles.
• Now shift the cooker from flame and set aside until cool. Pongola rice is ready.