Savoury Pongal Rice

Savoury pongal: a very soft rice, peppery and cumin-scented, scattered with cashews — to enjoy with a coconut chutney.

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice, 5 cups water
• ≈ 1 tbsp peppercorns, the same of cumin
• cashew nuts
• vanaspati oil

Preparation

1. Heat a little oil in a pressure cooker, add pepper and cumin.
2. Add 5 cups water then 2 cups well-washed rice.
3. Cook to 5 whistles (the rice must be very soft).
4. Sauté the crushed cashews in a little vanaspati oil, then add them to the rice.

Enjoy with a coconut chutney.