Sweet Pongal 2

Servings: 2-3

Ingredients:

Content	Quantity	Comment
Rice	¾ cup	Small rice variety will be better
Moong dal / Hesarubele	4-5 tbsp
Water	To cook
Jaggery	½ cup
Turmeric	¼ tsp
Salt	A Pinch
Elaichi powder / yelakki pudi	½ tsp
Cashewnuts	5-6 broken
Raisins	2 tbsp
Ghee / Clarified butter	2 tbsp

Method:

Wash and soak rice and moong dal together for 5-10 minutes. Pressure cook the rice-dal mixture with turmeric, salt for 2-3 whistles. Cool and mash the mixture. Mix it with jaggery and water to the desired thin consistency and bring it to a boil. Simmer for a minute more. Heat ghee in a small pan. Once hot, add the cashewnuts and saute till it starts changing color. Remove and add raisins to the same pan. Saute till it starts puffing. Pour the ghee, cashew and raisins to the prepared sweet and mix well.

Serve hot / cold.