Pongal - Sweet

Ingredients:

2 cups of Rice
1/2 cup of Moong Dhal
1 litre of Milk
1/2 cup of Ghee
3 cups of Jaggery or Brown Sugar (if Jaggery is not available)
1/4 tsp of Elaichi Powder
1/2 cup broken Cashewnuts and Raisins

Method:

1. Fry the Rice and the Moong dhal in a pan, till the moong dhal colour starts to change.

2. Boil Milk in the heavy bottom vessel. When the milk has boiled fully, add the Rice and the Moong dhal. Keep the fire in medium flame, and let it cook.

3. Add water and milk till the Rice and Moongdhal is cooked nicely. Keep adding ghee to this mixture and also keep stirring.

4. When the Rice and Moongdhal mixture is cooked add Elachi powder and Jaggery. Keep stirring, till all the jaggery is dissolved.

5. Fry the Cashewnuts and Raisins in ghee, and mix it with Sweet Pongal. Sweet Pongal is ready.