Ven Pongal / Ghee Pongal

Ven Pongal / Ghee Pongal 

Ingredients

Raw Rice -1 cup
Moong Dhal/Pasi Paruppu- 1/4 cup
Chopped Ginger -1 tbsp
Water - 3 and 1/2 cups
Salt for taste

To temper

Ghee - 2 tbsp
Black Pepper - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 strand
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Cashews - 8 nos

Cumin seeds - 2 tsp

Method

1. Roast the moong dal for 5 mins(optional). 

2. Wash and Soak rice and dhal together for 20 mins. 

3. In a pressure cooker, add the soaked rice, dhal, salt and water and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles in medium flame. Once the steam is settled open the lid and mash it. if its watery, then keep it on flame and stir till the water is evaporated.

4. In a pan, add ghee and add pepper. Once Pepper splutter, add curry leaves , asafoetida, cashews. once cashews are golden add cumin seeds atlast. 

5. Then add the mixture to pongal and mix well.

6. Serve hot with Coconut Chutney and Sambar.