Pongal

Pongal is a very famous South Indian sweet dish usually made at the time of  Sankranthi Festival.

Ingredients:
Rice                                      : 1cup.
Jaggery                                 : 1/2cup (according to your taste).
Moong dal                            : 3/4cup.
Dry Coconut pieces              : 3/4cup.
Elaichi Powder                      : pinch.
Milk                                      : 1 tablespoon.
Cashew nuts                          : 5.
Groundnuts                            3/4 cup
Kismis                                   : 6.
Ghee                                     : 3 tablespoons.
 Water                           : 1/2 glass.
Preparation:
Firstly, wash the rice properly with water. Now take a pan,pour a tablespoon of ghee into it, and fry the Dry Coconut pieces & Cashewnuts until they become light brown colour and now fry Kismis too. Now fry Groundnuts in the same pan  and remove  after they get roasted,add the moong dal into the same pan and fry a little. Now take out the Moong dal from the pan. Take a pressure cooker, place the Washed Rice,Moong dal, Milk and Water into it. Put the whistle on the cooker. Wait for three whistles.  Now again, take a pan, pour a tablespoon of Ghee into it. Add the boiled rice, Jaggery, roasted Cashewnuts and Kiss miss into the pan, stir it for 5minutes until the jaggery gets melted. Before turning off the stove,add a pinch of Elaichi powder into it. Now the Pongal is ready to serve and eat.

Note: Pour one  spoon of ghee in the cooker, so that the rice won't get sticky to the cooker.