Receta Spinach Pongal
Ingredients:
- Mulai Keerai (Amaranth Leaves) - handful, finely chopped
- Rice - 250 gms
- Moong Dal - 100 gms
- Peppercorns - 1 tsp
- Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
- Ginger - 1 tsp, peeled, finely chopped
- Cashewnuts - 10, fried
- Curry Leaves - few
- Ghee - 100 ml
- Salt as per taste
Method:
1. Dry roast the rice and moong dal for a minute.
2. Powder the peppercorns and cumin seeds.
3. Pressure cook the dal and rice till 5 whistles. For 1 part of the dal-rice mixture, add 4 cups of water.
4. Heat ghee in a pan.
5. Saute the spinach, pepper and cumin powder, ginger and curry leaves for 2 minutes.
6. Add salt to the cooked rice and mash well.
7. Add the spinach mixture and fried cashewnuts.
8. Gently mix well.
9. Serve at once.
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