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Mixed Dal Pongal.

You can have Mixed Dal Pongal using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mixed Dal Pongal

1. Prepare 1/2 cup of mixed dal (lentils), dry roasted.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of rice.
3. It's 2 tbsp. of oil.
4. It's 1 tsp. of mustard seeds.
5. It's 1-2 of dry red chilies.
6. Prepare 1/4 tsp. of asafoetida.
7. It's 1/2 tsp. of whole peppercorns, crushed.
8. You need 1 tsp. of ginger, grated.
9. Prepare 1-2 sprig of curry leaves.
10. You need 1 cup of cashew nuts.
11. It's to taste of salt.
12. It's 2 tbsp. of ghee.
13. Prepare 1 tbsp. of coriander leaves, chopped.

Mixed Dal Pongal instructions

1. Soak roasted dal and rice together overnight. Pressure cook in 3-4 cups water with salt to taste for 5-6 whistles..
2. Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds & dry red chilies. After it stops spluttering, add the asafoetida, curry leaves, peppercorns, ginger and cashew nuts. Saute for a minute..
3. Pour this tempering over the boiled dal-rice mix. Drizzle ghee over it & garnish with coriander leaves. Serve for breakfast / brunch with coconut chutney, pickle or idli podi..