Avarekalu/Val beans Pongal

Servings: 2-3

Ingredients:

Content	Quantity	Comment
Rice	2 cups
Moong dal	½ cup
Vaal beans/avarekalu	1 cup
Salt	To taste
Turmeric	¼ tsp
Black Pepper	½ tsp	Optional
Water	As required
Hing	¼ tsp
Jeera	1 tsp
Ghee	¼ cup
Dried Red chillies	2-3	Broken

Method:

Wash and soak rice and moong dal in a cup of water for 10-15 minutes. Set aside. 

Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a cooker. Add the vaal beans/avarekalu and saute for a minute. Drain the soaked rice-dal mixture and it to the cooker. Mix well and add turmeric, pepper (I have not added), salt and 2 cups of water and cover the lid. 

Cook the mixture on low flame up to 3-4 whistles or until rice is soft. Cool and temper with the remaining ghee,jeera, hing and dried red chillies.

Serve hot with curd or raita.