Pongal/ ven pongal Recipe

You will need

• 1 cup Basmathi rice/ sona masoori rice
  
• 1 cup moong dal
• 6 cups water
• 3 green chillies
• ¼ inch ginger
• 1 tsp whole black pepper/ 1 tsp pepper powder
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 tsp ghee
• asafoetida a pinch
• 10 - 15 cashew nuts
• salt as reqd
  
• some curry leaves

Step 1:

In a rice cooker add rice, moong dal, water and cook until its over cooked. Stir occasionally. If need add more water.

Step 2:

Stir fry:

Cut the green chillies and ginger into fine pieces.

Take 2 tsp ghee in a frying pan and add whole peppers, cumin seeds, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida. Add cashew nuts and remove the pan from heat when the cashews are roasted.

Step 3:

Mixing:

Add the above mixture to the cooked rice and dal. Stir in some salt and mix well. Serve with sambhar and kadala chutney. Enjoy!!!!!!