Khara Pongal/Venn Pongal - Happy Pongal

Here's the recipe for the Khara Pongal that I tried from here this pongal 2013.

Ingredients :

1. 1 cup sona masoori rice
2. 1/2 cup moong dal
3. 2 tsp cumin seeds
4. 2 tsp whole pepper corns
5. 1 inch ginger julienned
6. 3 cups of water
7. 2 tbsp ghee
8. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
9. A handful of cashew nuts
10. A sprig of curry leaves
11. A pinch of hing
12. Salt to taste

How I made it :

1. Soak rice and dal together for 30 minutes. 
2. Pressure cook rice+dal+cumin seeds+ginger+pepper corns+salt to taste on low for 15 minutes.
3. In a pan, heat ghee.
4. Add cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves.
5. When cumin seeds crackle add cashew nuts and fry till light golden brown.
6. Add dal+rice mixture and serve with sambar or chutney.

I served mine with mom-in-law's arachavittu sambar.