Rava Pongal

Serves: 4~5
Preparation time: 10min 

Cooking time: 30min 

Ingredients

* Rava - 2cup

* Bengal dhal - 1cup
* Pepper - 1tsp
* Cumin seeds - 1tsp
* Cashew - 10~15nos

* Green Chilli - 4~5nos

* Ginger - 10gm 

* Salt - 1tsp (adjust to your taste)
* Ghee - 3tbsp
* Asafoetida - 1pinch
* Curry leaves - 1 bunch

Method

* Heat 2tbsp of ghee in a pan

* Add rava, dhal and fry it [do not burn/roast it]

* When hot transfer to a cooker [preferably a pressure cooker] and cook well

* Once rice and dhal are cooked, heat rest 1tbsp of ghee in a pan
* Add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter
* Add pepper [be careful it might pop]
* Add cashew nuts and fry till light brown
* Add cut green chilli and ginger and fry for a minute
* Add curry leaves and asafoetida
* Switch off the flame and the cooked rava and dhal into the pan
* Add salt and mix well

Note: 

* Serve hot with coconut chutney

* If you are not calorie conscious then you could double/triple the ghee quantity which will give near to Tirupati pongal taste