Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup Moong dal
• 1 cup rice
• 1 tsp Ginger paste
• 1 tbsp Dry Ginger
• 1 tsp Hing
• 1 tbsp Cumin Powder
• Few Cashews
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper powder to taste
• 6 cups Water

How to make Ven Pongal?

• Wash and drain rice and dal together.
• Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in the rice cooker.
• Now mix rice and dal.
• Fry until the ghee forms a coat over the mixture.
• Add the remaining ingredients except cashew nuts.
• Add water and cook it covered.
• Stir occasionally till the rice gets fully mashed.
• Garnish the dish with cashews.
• Ven Pongal is ready to serve.