Sweet Pongal or Chakara Pongal

Ingredients:

Rice 1 cup
Moong dal 1/2 cup
Salt 1/2 tsp
Ghee 5 tsp
Water 3 1/2 cups
Sugar/Jaggery 1 1/2 cups(change according to your taste)
Cashews 2-3 tbsp
Raisins 2-3 tbsp
Cardamom Powder 1 tbsp

Preparation:

1. Cook rice and moong dal in a cooker.Allow 4-5 whistles to come.
2. Heat a pan/kadai with ghee.Add cashews,raisins and fry on medium flame till color is changed to brown.
3. Now add rice in kadai along with sugar or jaggery powder.Mix thoroughly until sugar/jaggery is mixed well and allow the sugar /jaggery to melt into rice.Keep on flame on low -medium flame till done.
4.Serve hot with ghee and enjoy.