VK chekara pongali

Set 1

Basmati - 3/4 cup

Yellow moong dal - 1/4 cup

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Set 2:

Sugar - 1/4 cup

Jaggery - 1/4 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

 Set 3

Coconut - chopped 1/4 cup

Raisins - 5

Cashews - 5 cut into small pieces

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Pachi karpuram - a tiny pinch

Ghee - 4 tbsp

Method:

1. Cook set 1 ingredients in cooker for 2 whistles.

2. Now take set 2 ingredeients and put on stove on low flame and make 1 string pakkam

3. Now add Cardamom powder and a min.

4. Now strain the sugar liquid into cooked rice and cook on low flame.

5. Now heat ghee in a pan

6. Now add coconut and fry till light brown color.

7.Now add fry cashews, Raisins and fry till light brown color.

8. Add all fried stuff in rice mixture with ghee in it and mix well and keep cooking on low flame.

9. Now add a tiny pinch of karpuram and mix well and switch off the stove.