Venpongal



Ingredients
Long grain rice- 2 cups
Moong dhal- 1 cup
Water- 6 cups
Milk- 1 cup
Salt- as needed

For tempering
Ghee- 3 tbsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Pepper - 1 tbsp crushed
Ginger- 1 tsp chopped finely
Curry leaves- 6
Split 10 cashews into small pieces and fry in ghee. Drain and set aside. Do the tempering in remaining ghee and set aside.

Method

  1. Mix rice and dhal in a large vessel. Add salt and water and mix well. Cook in a pressure cooker for 20- 25 minutes or for 3 whistles.
  2. Pour the tempering to the cooked rice mixture and add one cup of milk. Mix well by slightly mashing the rice.
  3. Garnish with fried cashews and serve warm with  moong dhal sambar and coconut chutney.