venpongal with kotchu..

 the std breakfast menu other than idly......

venpongal :

 rice - 1 cup

moong dhal split yellow - 3/4 cup

pepper - 1 spoon

jeera 1 spoon

mus turd seeds - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves 

cashew nut - 10 (split and broken)

ghee 2 tbsp (or more if u want it to be even rich...!! )

grated ginger - 1tsp..

 mix rice and dhal and clean .. add 4 times the water (i .e water proportion should be 4 times the rice +dhal  proportion)

pressure cook for 3 whistle and simmer for 5mts and switch off the stove..

mash it nicely add salt and hing and ,mash it nicely..

in a pan add ghee tadka with  mustard seeds, jeera,pepper,grated ginger,curry leaves and cashew nuts.. mix the tadka well with pongal and ur ven pongal is ready.........

kotchu :

soak a lemon size imly and drain water - 1 cup 
tomato - 2 finely chopped
brinjal - 2 finely chopped 

onion - optional - 1 
for the seasoning
chenna dhal,urudh dhal,mustard seeds, menthi seeds - all 1 tsp
sambhar powder 1-2 tsp (according to ur spice level)
salt and hing.. coriander leaves 

now in a kadai add lil gingely oil .. add the seasoning.. let it splatter add curry leaves then add brinjal a fry for 1 -2 mts then add tomato again fry for 1 - 2mts then add sambhar powder ,hing and salt.. fry for 30 sec then add imly water . let it boil for 10mts or so .. t .. and ur kotchu is ready.. 

serve it hot with pongal...