Pongal (Spicy)

INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup Moong Dal- soaked in warm water for 1 hour
2 Cup Long Grain Rice
4 Green chillies slit into halves
8 Pepper Corns- crushed lightly
1 t.sp turmeric powder
1 inch- Ginger
8 to 10 Curry Leaves
2 Tb.Sp of Jeera seeds
1 t.sp.Mustard Seeds
2 Tb.Sp. of Ghee
Coriander Leaves for garnishing
Lemon juice

Start:

Heat ghee in a pan and roast the moong dal nicly untill it turns into light brown in colour.
To this add rice and roast rice as well for 2 mins
now add 8 cups of water and 3 green chillies, ginger , turmeric powder,salt and cook uncovered untill the water fully evaporates
Now take some oil/ghee and season it with mustart seeds+ jeera seeds+ curry leaves+ 1 green chilli+ pepper corns until the mustart seeds start sputtering
Add it in to the rice mix well and garnish with corriander leaves and lemon juice.
Serve steaming hot.