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Ven Pongal is classic Tamilnadu breakfast item that is prepared using rice and moong dal. Black Peppercorns, ginger, curry leaves, green chili and cashew nuts are sauteed in ghee and added for flavor.
Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Split Green Gram -1/3 cup
Milk – 1 cup
Ginger – 1 inch piece, chopped
Green Chili – 2, sliced
Curry Leaves – 8
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Black Pepper – 1 1/2 tsps
Ghee – 2 tbsps
Cashewnuts – 8
Salt to taste
Method:
Pressure cook rice and green gram until rice is soft. Transfer cooked rice and green gram into a large bowl. Add curry leaves, ginger, green chili slices, milk and salt. Heat ghee in a pan, fry cumin seeds,pepper and cashewnuts and add it to rice mix. Serve it steaming hot topped with ghee.
