Ingredients

• 1 cup - rice.
• 1 cup - yellow moong dal.
• 15 pepper corns.
• 1 bay leaf.
• 1 stalk curry leaves.
• salt to taste.
• 2.5 tbsp - ghee.
• 6-7 cups - water.
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds, 2 pinches asafoetida.

How to Make Special Pongal

• Wash and drain the dal and rice together. Place in a colander till all the water drain.
• Heat ghee, add seeds, leaves, corns, asafoetida and the rice and dal.
• Gently stir till you get the aroma (5 mins).
• Add water and salt and cook covered till done. In between add more water, if required.
• Serve hot with kadhi or curd.