Preparation Time : 10  mins | Cooking Time : 35 Mins | Serves: 3-4

     Raw rice   3/4 cup      Moong dal  3 tblsp      Jaggery  1 cup (reduce to 3/4 th cup acc to the sweetness of the jaggery)      Cashew nuts  10      Raisins  few      Cardamom powder  a pinch      Ghee  3-4 tblsp      Milk   1/4 cup        

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Method:

  • Wash the rice and moongdal and pressure cook both of them together.
  • In a kadai,add a tblsp of ghee and fry the cashewnuts and raisins seperately till golden brown.
  • Keep aside.
  • Add jaggery in the kadai and add afew tblsp of water to it.
  • Stir in between till the jaggery melts.
  • filter the impurities.
  • Again heat the jaggery syrup in the kadai for 5 mins.
  • Mash the cooked rice nicely by adding milk to it.
  • Add the rice mixture to the jaggery syrup.
  • Mix nicely to avoid forming lumps
  • Keep the stove in low flame.
  • Add ghee ,elachi powder to it.
  • Garnish with cashew and raisins and transfer to a serving bowl.
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  • Enjoy it hot.
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