For those of you, who had been waiting..Sorry...Here we go now...Shall try to be regular..

* * VEN PONGAL * *

Ingredients:
1.1 cup raw rice.
2.½ cup moongdal
3.3 ½ cup water
4.Salt to taste
5. Hing ¼ tsp
6. 1 green chilli
7. One small piece ginger
8.Ghee for garnishing 5 table spoon.

Garnishing:
1.½ table spoon coarsely powdered pepper
2.1 table spoon cumin seeds
3.10 cashew nuts.
4.One string curry leaves

Method:
1.First fry rice and dhal till hot and wash it cleanly.
2.Boil rice and dal adding water ,salt, hing, ginger, green chilli, till soft ( in cooker 3 to 4 whistles)
3.Open the cooker. Mash the rice .
4.In a kadai pour ghee add cashew nuts, powdered pepper, cumin seeds , Curry leaves mix it in the rice mixture.
5.pongal ready have with sambar, chutney or Kosthu.

Tips:
1.Frying of rice is essential to get nice aroma of pongal.
2.Can add ¼ milk with water while cooking.
3.Can mix ghee and refined oil to keep the pongal soft .