Ven Pongal

Thanks to Kamalacorner.com Ji's recipe

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1 cup
Green gram dhal - 1/4 cup
Fresh ginger - a small piece
Asafotida powder - a pinch
Jeera (Cumin) - 1 teaspoon
Black Pepper - 1 teaspoon
Ghee - 1 tablespoon
Curry leaves - few
Green Chilli - 1 (optional)
Salt - 1 teaspoon or as per

Method:

1. Wash the rice and dhal and add 3 to 3 and half cups water.
2. Add grated ginger, salt and asafotida and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles. Once steam has subsided, open the lid of cooker and mash it well using back of a big spoon.
3. In a kadai, put the ghee. When it is hot add cashew nuts, pepper and jeera crushed slightly, curry leaves, green chilli slit into two and fry for a while.
4. Add this to the cooked rice and mix well