Chakara Pongal

CHAKKARA PONGAL

Ingredients: • 1 cup Rice • 1/4 cup Green Gram • 1-1/2 cup Jaggery • 2 cups Milk • 1/2 cup Ghee • 4 Cloves (fried in ghee) • 1 tsp Nutmeg Powder • 1/4 cup Cashews (fried in ghee) • 1/4 cup Raisins(fried in ghee) • 4 Cardamoms (powdered)To make Chakara Pongal: • Take rice and moong dal in a pan and roast them until dal starts to change its color. • Now add 3 cups of water , milk and cook it till the rice becomes tender. • In a separate pan take water and add jaggery to it. • Heat it till the later melts completely. • Now mix this with the cooked rice and stir properly. • Add ghee and keep stirring. • Garnish with nuts, cardamom powder and serve.