Cook the moong dal with 1.5 cups water until mushy and soft in the pressure cooker.
Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan and add the pepper and jeera along with cashew nuts. Roast until the cashew nuts turn a golden brown and then add the Shivtara Sooji.
Roast on low fire for about 5 mins until Shivtara Sooji begins to turn golden brown.
Add the salt and hing. Mix well.
Next, add the cooked moong dal. Mix well and cook on a low flame.
Boil 2 1/2 cups of water and add the boiling water to the Sooji-moong dal mixture and mix well.
Next add the ¼ cup ghee.
Keep stirring until you see the mixture thicken and leave the sides of the pan.
Your Home style Sooji pongal is done. Serve hot with sambar & chutney
