Recipe: Ven Pongal South Indian Ghee Khichdi Recipe
Total time: 25 mins

Ingredients used in Ven Pongal South Indian Ghee Khichdi Recipe
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Rice - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Moong dal - 1/2 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cashew nuts pieces - 15 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Green chillies ( chopped) - 3-4 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Salt -  to taste.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Ghee - 3 tablespoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Asafoetida -  pinch.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Pepper corn (crushed) - 1/2 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Curry leaves - 2 springs.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Water -  as required.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Ginger (chopped) - 1 tea spoon.

Method:
Heat a pan, add rice, moong dal, and dry roast for about 3 minutes. 
Add ghee to the above pan, roast this on a slow flame for another 1 minute, keep it aside.
Take a pressure cooker add water (1 cup of moong dal and rice mixture: 6 cups of water), salt, cumin seeds, fried moong dal and rice mixture, green chilies, cook it till 3-4 whistles with closed lid (i.e, till rice, is nicely mashed).

For Tempering:

Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds, cashew nuts, chopped ginger, asafoetida, curry leaves, crushed peppercorns and saute it.
In it, add mashed rice mixture, mix this well and serve this with gotsu.