Ven Pongal (Rice and Dal flavoured with Ghee,Cashews and Spices)

Pongal is served in the morning as breakfast..It is a protein rich one pot meal which is really nutritious...

I hope you all like it...Let me know what you think..

Ingrediants:

Rice- 1 cup

Split yellow moong dal / Pasiparuppu-1 cup

Salt to taste

Water-6 cup

Spices:

Ghee-3 tblspn

Cumin seeds-2 tsp

Cashew-3 tblspn

Green chilli-3 chopped

Ginger-2 tblspn grated

Pepper-1 tblspn

Curry leaves-1 spring

Method:

Soak rice and dal together for 30 mins..Drain it and set aside..

Heat 1 tblspn of ghee in a pressure cooker and add in rice and dal...Fry this for 5 mins..

Pour in the water and bring this to a boil...Add in salt...

Cover and cook for 5 whistle and simmer it for 10 mins..Let the pressure go by itself...Open the pressure cooker and mix well..

Heat ghee in a kadai and add in cashews, cumin seeds, pepper, ginger, green chilli,curry leaves and sauté this for a minute..

Now add in rice and dal mixture and mix well..Let the rice absorb all flavours...

Mix this for 3 mins...

Serve hot with sambar or chutney..