pongal(Rice with split green beans)

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Preparation Time:20 min.

Cooking Time: 20 min

Yield: makes 1lb of rice

Serves 4

Ingredients:
rice 1 cup
moong dal  1 cup
pepper corn 10
green chillies 2 cut lengthwise
for tempering : zeera 1/2 tsp.,mustard seeds 1/2 tsp and asfoedita a pinch
red chilly 1
ghee 1/2 tbp.
oil 1/2 tbsp.
ginger 1/4 inch piece grated
cashew nuts 10 fried in ghee  and powdered
salt to taste
curry leaves 10

Method:
wash the rice and moong dal  ,add 6 cups water and pressure cook for 3 whistles
let it cool down completely
heat a pan,put oil and ghee and add zeera and mustard seeds
let them splutter
add the asfoedita ,curry leaves and pepper corns
add the red and green chillies and fry them for a while
add the cooked rice and moong dal 
add salt and grated ginger
mix it all together

switch off the stove
 keep it covered for 5 min.
enjoy with chips and  mango pickle