Ingredients:

• 2 cups raw Rice
• 1 cup split yellow moong dal
• A pinch of Hing
• Curry leaves
• 1 tbsp whole peppercorns
• 5 Green chillies
• 2 tsp chopped Ginger
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• Salt to taste
• 6 to 7 tbsp Ghee or clarified Butter

Method:

1. Roast rice and dal slightly till hot to touch, wash and keep aside.
2. In a pressure pan, heat 2 tbsp of ghee, throw in the peppercorns, a few curry leaves and the hing.
3. Mix the rice and dal in the pan with 8 cups of water and remove from fire after 3 whistles.
4. Crush ginger, chillies and jeera.
5. Heat the remaining ghee, and when hot, put the crushed items and stir for a while.
6. Open the pan, mash the rice mixture with crushed items and add salt to taste.

Recipe courtesy of Sify Bawarchi