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Katte pongali

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Katte Pongali

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Author : lakshmi...	Published On : Feb 21, 2008
Preparation Time: 20min	Recipe Type : Rices
Cooking Time : 20 min	Standing Time : 180
Yield : 4 (4 servings)	Ingredient : Rice

Description : We recite thiruppavai in Dhanurmasam throught the month (between December-January) and make this reipe. Please do not change this recipe. It tastes so good as it is. Thank you..... Lakshmi Sambaraju

Recipe of Katte Pongali
Ingredient Name	Unit	Quantity

Allam / Ginger finely chopped	tbsp	3
Miriyaalu (Black Pepper)	tsp	1
Biyyam / Rice	cup	1
Inguva / Hing (Asafoetida)	tsp	1/4
Jeedi Pappulu (Cashew Nuts)	tbsp	2
Jeelakarra (Cumin Seeds)	tsp	2
Neyyi / Ghee (Clarified Butter)	tbsp	3
Pasupu / Turmeric	tsp	1/4
Pesara Pappu / Moong Dal	cup	1/4
Uppu / Salt	to taste	1
Water to boil Rice and Moong Dal	cup	6
Directions \| How to make Katte Pongali

First of all Wash the rice and moong dal together. This dish is made on Stove top.So, start the stove on low - medium heat. Take a copper bottom vessel to cook rice and moong dal. put both the rice and moong dal in the vessel, add 6 cups of water. Add 1 Tsp Ghee ,salt and turmeric to it and cover the Vessel. In the mean time while the moong dal and rice is cooking, make powder of jeelakarra (Cumin seeds) and Miriyaalu (Black pepper) and keep it aside. Take a small mookudu (kadai) and put 2 Tbsp of ghee in it. Fry jeelakarra powder(Cumin Seeds powder), Miriyaala Powder(Black Pepper powder) , chopped ginger , cashew nuts. Fry till the cashew nuts gets nice color and aroma. Finally add the Hing and add this mixture to the boiling rice and moong dal. The Pongali should not be too thick and too thin(watery). It should have enough water to have a juicy taste. Pongali doesn't look and taste good if it is too thick or tight. Finally add some more ghee before you eat, its according to your taste.
Recipe Tips	Serving Ideas
	This dish should be served very hot and put little bit of ghee on it before serving. Serve this dish with Ginger chutney and coconut chutney. It tastes fantastic.

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