Venn Pongal

I haven’t made pongal for a long time. Thinking of what to do for dinner? Takes away most of my time. Most of the time I end up making Dosa or Idly. For change I made pongal for dinner. I learned this recipe from my mom.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Rice
• 1 cup Moong Dal
• 1tsp Ginger
• 1tsp Cumin
• 1 tsp Pepper corns
• 4-5 Curry leaves
• Ghee 2tsp
• 31/2 cup Water
• 2-3 tsp Cashews
• 1 tsp Salt

Method:
Clean and wash the moongdal and rice. In a pressure cooker, add 2-3tsp of oil, cumin, pepper corns, cashews and sauté them for a minute. Now add the ginger, curry leaves and sauté them altogether. Add the rice, moongdal, water and salt to the cooker. In a medium heat, cook until 1 whistle comes up. Remove from the heat after 1 whistle. Wait until release of the pressure of the cooker. Open the pressure cooker, add the ghee and mix them together. Serve hot with smabhar and chutney.