Venn Pongal

Ingredients:

Moong dal - 1/2 cup 
Rice - 1/ 2 cup
Ghee / Clarified butter - 2 tbsp
Pepper - crushed 1tsp
Jeera / Cumin seeds - 1tsp
Asafoetida / hing - 1/4 tsp
Dry ginger - 1tbsp
Salt - as per taste
Curry leaves - few
Green chillies - 4 medium
Water - as required
Cashew nuts - as required (Optional)

Method: 

1) Dry roast dal and rice  in slow flame for 3 mins and then add 1 tbsp ghee to roast them further until golden brown.
2)   Now cook roasted dal and rice in cooker.  I have added 6 cups of water for cooking.
3) Once its cooked prepare tampering using ghee and add to it along with cashew nuts. 


Note: 1) 1 cup rice and 1/2 cup moong dal can also be taken
           2) Water must be 5-6 times more than the quantity of rice and dal mixture.
           3)  More amount of water is required to make sure rice and dal gets fully mashed.