Ven Pongal

Ven pongal is a very easy and comfort food. Mostly in weekend mornings I make it to laze around.I make it only with chutney if I want to make it simple. But brinjal or any sort of gothsu will be great side dish for pongal. Lets c how to do it easily in home.

INGREDEINTS:

• Raw rice - 1 cup
• Moong dal/pasi paruppu - 1/4 cup
• Water - 4 cups
• Salt - as needed
• Ginger chopped - 1 tblsp
• Asafoetida - 1 pinch

To temper:

• Ghee - 2 tblsp
• Pepper - 2 tsp
• Jeera - 2 tsp
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Asafoetida - 2 pinches
• Cashews - 6

METHOD:

1. An optional step is to roast the moong dal for extra flavour. Wash rice and dal together. Heat a small cooker with a tsp of ghee. Fry ginger and asafoetida for few seconds.
2. Add 4 cups of water,bring to boil. Add the washed rice,dal,salt and pressure cook for 4 whistles in medium flame.Wait until pressure gets released by itself,open & mash.
3. Season with the items given under to temper table. First add ghee, when hot add pepper and let it start splutter and then switch off the flame. Add cashews and fry till it starts golden and then lastly add jeera. Add curry leaves and asafoetida lastly. Mix in the heat well and then add it to pongal and mix well.