Wash and soak varagarisi(kodo millet), moongdhal for 20 minutes.

Remove water from soaked varagarisi and moongdhal.

In a pressure cooker add soaked varagarisi, moongdhal, one teaspoon salt and 4 cups water.

Pressure cook it for 4 whistles.

In a kadai heat 4 table spoon ghee.

Add jeera, coarsly powdered pepper, cashew nuts, Curry leaves. Fry them.

Add fried things to ven pongal.

Serve with coconut chutney, moong dhal sambar.