Spicy/Khara Pongal

Pongal has got its origin in Tamilnadu. For Sankranti/Pongal festival, Khara pongal and sweet pongal are the main dishes they prepare.
In many of the hotels, you get khara pongal.

Ingredients
Rice - 1/2 cup
Moong dal/ Split green gram - 1/2 cup
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 2 spoons
Mustard - 1 spoon
Oil - 2 spoon
Green chilly - 4 ( Vary according to taste)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
Black pepper - 1 spoon
Coconut (Chopped into small pieces of 1/4 inch) - 1/2 cup
Salt
Chopped ginger - 1 spoon

Method
1. Beat pepper into pieces and keep aside.

2.. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds when it splutters add ginger, jeera and split green chilly and fry for a second.

3. Add beaten pepper pieces, Turmeric powder, Moong dal and Rice. Mix well.

4. Add Salt and 2 cups of water and pressure cook it.

5. After cooker cools down, open and add chopped coconut pieces and mix well. Pongal should be semi liquid. So add water and salt if required.

Have this Pongal with Raitha...