Sarkkarai Pongal / Sweet Pongal

Wishing  u all a very happy pongal .Pongal ,bring back memories, to my home town.My grandpa will celebrate Pongal elobarately.Especially " Mattu Pongal ",we used to call all our friends and fo, for a grand dinner.After coming to US ,the celebration has gone down a bit.But still,we have the spirit of celebration.

                                 Prepared sarkkarai pongal ,vadai along with lunch menu.

Ingredients:
1.Sona masoori rice                   -              3/4 cup
1.(a) Milk                                   -              2 1/2 cup
2.Jaggery                                    -              1 1/4 cup
3.Ghee                                        -              2 tbsp
4.Coconut milk                           -               1 tbsp
5.Cashews                                  -               1 tsp
6.Raisins                                     -               1 tsp
7.Cardamom pwdr                      -               a pinch
8.Salt                                           -               a pinch

Method:
* Wash and soak the rice for half an hour.
* Powder the jaggery well.
* Take pan and add milk ,bring it to a boil.
*  Add the rice ,cover and cook for 10 mins or untill rice gets mashed up.
* Now add the jaggery and mix well.Add the salt.
* Add coconut milk now.mix it well.
* Add cardamom pwdr and turn off the heat.
* Take a pan separately , add ghee and fry the cashews with raisins.
* Now pour ,the fried cashews and raisins to the cooked rice.
Serve hot with spicy vadais.
Check the recipe for masala vadai here

Sending this to Kurinji's "Pongal Feast"