Ven Pongal

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 Cup
• Moong Dhal - 1/4 Cup
• Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
• Milagu/Pepper Corns - 1 tsp
• Cashews - broken cashews 1 tbsp
• Ginger - 1 tsp chopped
• Butter - 1 tbsp
• Oil - 1tsp
• Hing - pinch
• Turmeric powder - pinch
• Salt - as required
• Curry leaves.

Method:

1. Wash the rice and moong dhal together.
2. Then take a pressure cooker and add oil. once oil is heated then add cumin seeds. 
3. Once it splutters add milagu ( pepper corns ), ginger, cashews, hing, turmeric powder, curry leaves and saute them well.
4. Then add butter and saute them till it melts. Then add water in proportion ( 1 Rice : 1/4 moong dhal : 41/2 Cups of water ).
5. Then close the pressure cooker and leave 4 whistles.
6. Then once done open the pressure cooker and if needed add some more water to bring it to the pongal consistancy.
7. Then add some 2 tbsp of ghee and mix it well.
8. Thus tasty, yummy pongal is ready.
9. You can serve the pongal with pongal sambar and coconut chutney which will be a great breakfast.