First, wash and soak rice with enough hot water for 1 hour

crush pepper  in mortar & pestle to your desired texture

Add rice, water, and salt; pressure cook for 5 whistles and simmer for 1 minute; do natural pressure release

Mash well when the rice is hot

Furthermore, add water and  salt; mix well

Add ghee to a pan and heat

When ghee turns hot add asafoetida; mix well till ghee turns frothy

Turn off the stove

Finally, add pepper and mix well

Transfer to the Pongal and mix well