KALKANDU PONGAL

        One of my hubby’s favorite sweet,I make this now and then,so thought of posting here !

Ingredients:

Raw rice	1/2  cup
Paasi paruppu/payatham paruppu/Moong dal	1 tblsp
Sugar and rock sugar/sugar candy(kalkandu)	3/4  cup(together in equal ratio)
Ghee	5-6 tblsp or as per ur wish
Milk	1/4 cup
Elachi	1,powdered
Dried raisins ( I dint add)	1 tblsp
Cashew nut	5-8 nos.
salt	A generous pinch

Method:

1. Powder the kalkandu and sugar and keep aside.
2. Fry paasi paruppu with a drizzle of ghee till nice aroma comes,in a pressure cooker directly.(You can skip this step as well)
3. Wash rice and add it along with water,use 1:4 ratio(so I added 2 cups here).
4. Pressure cook for 4 whistles and after done,mash it by adding milk.
5. Keep again the cooker, over heat and add the powdered kalkandu&sugar.
6. Keep stirring adding ghee in between,for 5-8 minutes in medium low heat.
7. Add elachi lastly and fry the cashews and raisins in ghee and mix in to the pongal and serve hot!