Venn Pongal

Venn Pongal

Ingredients

Rice - 3 cups

Green gram dal - 3/4 cup

Pepper

Jeera

Salt

Asafoetida

Curry leaves

Ginger

Ghee

Take 3 cups of rice, ¾ cup of green gram dhall, wash them together, then add pepper (10), cumin seeds (1 spoon) and asafoetida and pressure cook them by adding 9.5 cups of water.

In a kadai heat 5 spoons of ghee and add cashew nuts (10), fry till it they are slightly brown & remove, add powdered pepper (10) and cumin seed(1/2 spoon), add curry leaves, minced ginger and then add the cooked rice and dhall, add salt, mix thoroughly and cook for 5 minutes and remove from stove.

A very yummy pongal is ready to eat. Conconut chutney goes very well with it. Also Vatha Kuzambu is good combination.