Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings

• 2 cups finely chopped palak
• 1 cup Raw rice
• 1/2 cup Split moong dhal(yellow in colour)
• 1/2 cup Onion(finely chopped)
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp asafotida powder-1sp
• 3 no.s whole red chillies
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• 2 tsp refined oil
• 1 tbsp chopped tomato(little only)
• 1 tsp chopped ginger
• 2 tsp Crushed peppercorns(15 no.s)
• 2 tsp Salt to taste
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 12 no.s crushed cashews(roasted in ghee)
• 3 cups water
• For gram dhal thogaiyal:(grind these together in a mixer) 1/2 cup gram dhal(kadalai paruppu) ,
• 1 cm size tamarind,1 tbsp grated coconut ,7 red chillies ,1 1/2 tsp salt ,1 sambar onion and 1 tbsp water

Directions

1. Wash the raw rice and the split moong dhal together.
2. Heat oil and ghee in a pressure pan.put chopped ginger,cumin seeds,whole red chillies,chopped onions,chopped tomato and saute for 2 mins.
3. Then add asafoetida powder,crushed pepper corns and chopped palak leaves,washed raw rice and split moong dhal.
4. Add coconut milk and needed water (atleast 3 cups) and salt ,pressure cook upto 4 whistles.
5. Garnish with crushed cashews ,mix well and serve with Paruppu thogaiyal(thick chutney).

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