Heat a cooking pot and dry fry half a cup of Moong Dal until aromatic.
Add half a cup of rice to the roasted dal and mix with a spatula.
Rinse the mixture under running water, then drain the excess water.
Place the mixture in a pressure cooker with three cups of water and cook until whistles.
After a few whistles, remove the lid to find a mashed mixture.
Heat oil in a frying pan and add cumin seeds, peppercorns, minced garlic, and curry leaves.
Include cashew nuts and sprinkle asafoetida, frying until brown.
Add salt to the cooked Dal mixture in the pot.
Combine the cooked mixture with the Dal mixture thoroughly.
Your Saravana Bhavan Ven Pongal is ready to serve with Chutney and tortilla.