Ven Pongal

Very simple and easy recipe.  Healthy dish for kids.

Requirements:

Raw Rice -3 cups

Moong dal -1 cup

Seasonings:

Pepper Corns- 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves 1 spring

Ginger - 1/2 tsp (chopped)

Ghee - 2 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Hing -1/4 tsp

Cashew - 2 tsp

Salt to taste.

Procedure:

• Pressure cook the rice and dal together with salt and require amount of water.
• Now in a small pan heat oil and ghee together. Once it hot put pepper corns, cumin seeds, ginger, curry leaves and cashew one by one. Fry till its turn golden brown. Add hing at last.
• Remove from stove and pour the mixture on top of the cooked rice and dal. Mix very well.
• Serve hot with sambar and Coconut Chutney.