Ven pongal (white pongal) recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1. Mung beans (pasi paruppu) - 200 grams
2. Rice - 1 cup
3. Ghee - 50 grams
4. Cashews - 10
5. Black pepper - 2 tablespoon (tbsp)
6. Cumin seeds - 1 tablespoon (tbsp)
7. Curry leaves (optional) - 5
8. Ginger - 1 inch
9. Salt - to taste

PREPARATION:

1. Cut ginger into fine pieces.
2. In a pan fry the mung beans (pasi paruppu) for 4-5 min ( note don't burn it)
3. Cook the rice to paste by adding mung beans (pasi paruppu) and salt to taste with 3-4 cups of water.
4. In a pan melt ghee add ginger, cumin seeds, black pepper, curry leaves and cashews until cashews turn golden brown.
5. Now add the fried items in step 4 to the cooked rice mix well and serve.

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