Ingredients
Rice -1 cup
Moong dal -3/4 cup
Milk -3 cups
Grated Jaggery -1 1/2 cup(add more if u like more sweetness)
Cardamom powder -1 pinch
Water -2 1/2 cups (1/2 cup for making sugar syrup)
Cashew,Raisins(Dried Draaksha (dried grapes) or also called 'endu draaksha') -2 tsp(each)
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Preparation:
1.Dry roast the rice and moong dal together.
2.Transfer them to pressure cooker,add 2 cups of milk and water each.Pressure cook it till 5 whistles.
3.In a pan add jaggery,required water.Cook until the syrup starts boiling(u can do the same procedure in microwave also).
4.Add the jaggery syrup,remaining milk to the cooked rice(it should be softy).Mix and cook for 15 minutes on medium flame.
5.Fry the cashews,raisins in the ghee & keep aside.
6.Add cardamom powder,fried cashews,raisins to the pongal.