Meals Indian >> Sweet Pongal

Ingredients :

1/3 cup Green gram dhal
1 cup rice
1 1/2 cups Powdered jaggery
1/2 cup water
1 Tbl Cashew nuts
1 Tbl. Raisins.
1/4 tsp. Cardamom powder
1/4 cup Pure ghee

Method:

Dry roast green gram dhal in a pan till light brown in colour, Wash it along with rice and pressure cook in a container with 4 1/2 cups of water, for 10 minutes.

Heat jaggery with half a cup of water in a thick shallow pan till it dissolves completely.

Strain to remove dirt and once again heat it till you reach one string consistency. Add cooked pongal to that and mix well in a medium flame for few minutes. Remove from fire.

Heat ghee separately and fry cashew nuts and raisins. Add it to pongal along with cardamom powder. Serve hot.