VenPongal

Ven pongal is a common and popular breakfast in Tamilnadu.This ven pongal is savored with Small onion sambar or eggplant sambar.Here is how my MIL makes it.....

INGREDIENTS U NEED:
1.Raw rice-1cup
2.Split Moong dhal-1cup
3.Seasoning-Cumin,Curry leaves,Crushed Whole Pepper,Cashewnuts
4.Salt as needed
5.Ghee little more

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

• First cook the rice with 3cups of water with enough salt untill mushy and set it aside.
• Secondly cook the moong dhal with 2-3cups of water and set it aside.
• Then mix both the cooked rice and moong dhal  in a bowl and keep it aside.
• Meanwhile heat ghee in a pan, once its hot add cumin,curry leaves,cashew nut and crushed pepper and saute it for few mins and turn off the heat. 
• Now add the mixed rice in the sauted  pan and mix well till the spices have blended well into the rice and serve hot.  

GOES WELL WITH:

     Coconut chutney,Onion Sambar