Bellam pongali/jaggery pongal

Ingredients :

*Rice : 1 cup
*Moong dal : 1 cup
*Jaggery or suger : 1 cup
*Ghee ; 1 cup or optional
*Cashew nuts, Badam ( almond ), Raisins : each 1/4 cup

Method :
Cook rice, moong dal( pesaru pappu), with five cups of water. Keep it aside.Take jaggery in a bowl, add 1/2 cup of water keep on stirring the syrup till it comes to a thin stage (teega pakam), turn off the flame.

Heat ghee in a bowl or non stick pan over medium flame, once the ghee is hot roast cashew nuts, badam and raisins (kish miss).

Take cooked rice, jaggery syrup, ghee , cashew nuts,badam, raisins in to a bowl. Mix well to warm for two minutes .

 Now jaggery pongal is ready to serve.