Ven Pongal

Ingredient:

1 cup rice

1/4 cup moong dal

1/4 tsp black pepper corn or powder

1 tsp cumin seed

8 no finely chopped cashewnut

7 no curry leaves

1/4 tsp finely chopped ginger

1 cup milk

5 cup water

ghee

salt

Method:

1.Heat a kadai and dry roast moong dal and keep aside.
2.Rinse the rice for 2 times and remove the water. Take a pressure cooker, add rice, moong dal, salt, water and milk. Cook until 5 whistle.

3.Heat ghee in a kadai,add cumin seed,pepper powder,when they starts splutter,add cashew nut and curry leaves,ginger ,saute for sometime.

4.Add this into rice and mix well.

5.Serve with sambar and coconut chutney.