Sweet Pongal

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

Content	Quantity	Comment
Rice	½ cup	Washed and soaked in water for 5-10 minutes
Moong dal / Hesarubele	2-3 tbsp
Water	For cooking
Salt	A pinch
Jaggery	½ cup	Adjust according to your choice sweetness
Ghee	¼ cup
Cashewnuts	6-8	Cut into pieces
Raisins	8-10
Elaichi powder	¼ tsp

Method:

Wash moong dal and cook with water just enough to cover it for 2 whistles. Once the pressure releases, add the soaked rice with water and 1/2 cup water more and cook for 2 whistles.

              

              

Mix jaggery with 1/4 cup water heat till the jaggery dissolves. Add the cooked rice and moong dal mixture and mix well. Add 3/4th part of ghee, salt, elaichi powder and cook well. Heat the remaining ghee in a pan and add the cashewnuts and raisins and fry till brown. Add this to the pongal and mix well. 

              

              

Serve hot.