Sweet Pongal

Ingredients:
Raw rice ( 1 cup )
Moong dal (1/2 cup)(optional)
Jaggery grated ( 1 cup )
cashews (10)
Raisins (10)
Ghee ( 2-3 tbsp)
4 cardamom pods (skinless & crushed)
Milk ( 3 cups)


Preparation:

• Take a pan add one tsp of ghee and roast the moongdal on medium heat for abt 2 mins.Remove from the pan and let it cool down.
• In the same pan add two teaspoons of ghee and fry the cashews and raisins till they turn to light gold. Remove and keep them aside.
• Take a pressure cooker add rice and roasted moong dal and milk. Mix it well and cover with the lid and cook the rice and dal to tender soft.
• While the rice is cooking,take another pan, melt jaggery. Add the shredded jaggery and one cup of water.Stir and cook till jaggery melts.When the syrup starts boiling switch off the stove and let the jaggery syrup cool a bit.
• Now add the cooked rice and dal to jaggery syrup,add the roasted cashews, raisins and cardamom powder.
• Stir well to combine all together. Cover and cook on medium heat until the whole mixture becomes sticky. Turn off the heat.Sweet pongal thickens further on cooling.Add some ghee just before serving.