Ven-Pongal

This makes a good breakfast.

Ingredients

1. 2 cups of rice (soonamasoori or ponni)
2. 2 hands of paasi parepu (moong dahl)
3. 5 cups of water
4. half an inch of ginger, cut to small threads
5. 1 tea spoon of black pepper corns
6. 1 tea spoon of geera (cumin) seeds
7. 5 to 10 curry leaves
8. a handfull of cashew nuts
9. salt to taste
10. oil

Boil the rice and dahl until done. It should be boiled properly, the rice should be smashy.

In a pan, heat some oil and fry the ginger, pepper corns, geera seeds, curry leaves and cashew nuts. Add the rice/dahl mixture.

While preparing this dish, it is essential to shout 'Pongalo Pongal' as loud as possible, for at least 10 times.

Serve with chutney, or with some sambhar, as shown below.