Ven Pongal

 Here I am giving out the recipes for the Ven Pongal which is a delicious breakfast food and easy to prepare too... 

Ingredients:
 Raw rice – 2 cup
Moong dal/pasi paruppu – ½ cup
Water – 8 cups
Salt – as needed

For seasoning:

Ghee – 4 tsp
Pepper – 2 tsp
Jeera – 2 tsp
Curry leaves 1 sprig
Asafoetida – 2 pinches
Cashews – 10

Method:
 
Roast the moong dal.Wash rice and dal together.
Heat a cooker and add ghee, washed rice dal,salt & water. Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles. Wait till the pressure gets released by itself. Open & mash it.
Season with the items given above. 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

Ven pongal is ready!

Notes:

• If the pongal is watery when you open, then you can try keeping it again in stove and mix well until water evaporates.(only if the rice has got cooked, otherwise you can again give 2 whistles). 
• If it is too dry/thick then add some milk to bring it to desired consistency. Again, the rice should have got cooked properly.
• Make sure you dont burn jeera while frying, as it changes the whole taste of pongal.
• You can add turmeric 1/8 tsp for an ‘yellow looking” pongal.

Serving suggestion:
 
Serve as break fast with sambar & chutney