Ingredients

• 1/2 glass - green gram dhal
• 1.5 glass - rice
• 6 glasses - Water
• Ginger - cut into small pieces
• Jeera - 1/2 spoon
• Pepper - 1/2 spoon
• Curry leaves
• 2- green chillies
• Cashew nuts
• Ghee to fry
• Salt to taste

How to Make Quick Rice Pongal

• Fry green gram dhal and rice till you can smell the aroma.
• Wash it twice and add 5 glasses of water and salt. Soak for 30 minutes.
• Fry in ghee the ginger piece, curry leaves, jeera, pepper, green chillies split into two pieces each, cashew nuts and add this fried items to the soaked rice.
• Pressure cook the same.
• Boil the remaining one glass of water.
• After the steam goes out, open the lid and pour the boiled water.
• Add remaining ghee, mix well and close the cooker and keep it for another 15 minutes.
• Then open the cooker. Serve the rice pongal hot with coconut chutney or ginger chutney.