Venn Pongal

Recipe Ingredients

• Rice 2 cups
• Toor Dal 3/4 cup
• Coarsely crushed peppercorns 2 tsps
• Cumin seeds 1 1/2 tsp
• Ginger 1 1/2 inches long cut into tiny bits
• Cashew nuts 5
• Ghee 3 tsps

Cooking Method 

• Cook the rice and dal together either in a pressure cooker or in a vessel directly on the stove. 
• The two should be cooked till soft. 
• In a seperate pan add the ghee and when it is hot fry the cashew pieces in it. 
• When the pieces turn brown add the crushed peppercorn and the cumin. 
• When they splutter add ginger and fry. 
• Add the cooked mixture of the rice and dal to it with salt according to your taste.Mix well. 
• Add a teaspoon of ghee over it.

Serve with coconut or onion chutney.