Andhra Pradesh

Pulagam

Name: Pulagam
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Andhra
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1/2 cup moong dal (split yellow mung beans); Water, about 4 cups; 3 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp half crushed black pepper; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 inch chopped ginger; 1 slit green chilli; 1 sprig curry leaves; a few cashews; a pinch asafoetida; Salt, to taste

Rice and moong dal cooked soft with pepper and ghee. A hug that comes with its own spoon.

35 minTime

11 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

386kcal

11 gprotein

5 gfibre

35minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Rice1 cup

Moong dal (split yellow mung beans)½ cup

Waterabout 4 cups

Ghee3 tbsp

Black pepper1 tsp, half crushed

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Ginger2.5 cm, chopped

Green chilli1, slit

Curry leaves1 sprig

Cashewsa few

Asafoetidaa pinch

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Dry roast the moong dal in the cooker base on low heat until it smells nutty.
2Add the rinsed rice, water and salt. Pressure cook for 4 whistles and let the pressure release naturally.
3Mash well with a ladle, adding a little hot water if it has thickened too much.
4Heat the ghee, fry the cashews until golden, then add cumin, pepper, ginger, green chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida. Pour over the pulagam and mix.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a bowl with a spoon of ghee on top and a pulusu or tomato pachadi alongside.

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