Yummy creamy pongal

Ingredients

1/2 cup moong dal/ split green gram

1/2 cup rice

Salt as per taste

3 cups water

1 cup milk

For seasoning:

Ghee 3 tablespoons

1/4 tsp  turmeric

3 slit Green chillies

1 inch Ginger grated/chopped

1/4 cup Grated  copra/dry coconut

Fried Cashews(optional)

Few Curry leaves

½  tbsp Jeera/Cumin 

1 tbsp of whole peppercorns

Preparation:

• Take equal measure of rice and moong dal and cook in 3 cups of water and 1 cup of milk.
• In a pan add ghee, to this add rest of the ingredients mentioned under seasoning expect cashew, saute them without burning.
• Add the sauteed seasoning, fried Cashews and salt to the cooked rice and dal, mix properly. Serve hot with ghee.