Simple Sweet Jaggery Pongal | சக்கரை பொங்கல்

Ingredients :

Raw Rice / Ponni Rice / Pachai Rice -  3/4 cup Green Gram / Moong Dal / Paasi Paruppu - 1/4 cup Jaggery - 1 cup or 150 gm (crushed) Water - 4 cup Cardamom - 3 no (crushed) Ghee - 3tbsp To Ghee Rhoast : Cashew nut - 20 no Raisins - 20 no

Method :

First boil water in a pongal pot. Add the raw rice and green gram, cook for 15 - 20 min in simmer until the rice and dal cooks well. ( for Pressure Cooker, use 3 cup of water, cook for 1 whistle and 5 min in simmer).  Add Jaggery, mix well and until its melts completely. (If the jaggery contains impurities, make syrup with 1/4cup of water, filter and then use.)

Add cardamom, fried cashew-nuts and raisins, mix well. Finally add ghee, mix well and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Vadai.