Annam Paravannam / Sweet Pongal

Ingredients:

• Sona Masoori Rice - 1 Cup
• Whole Milk - 2 Cups
• Water - 2 Cups
• Jaggery - 1 ¼ Cup Grated
• Cardamom - 6 Finely Crushed
• Cashewnuts - 10 (Halves)
• Raisins - 10
• Ghee - 3 tsp

Preparation:

1. Cook 1 cup of rice with 2 cups of water until tender.
2. Add Milk. Mix well and simmer for 5 mins, stirring frequently.
3. Add grated Jaggery. Mix once, cover it  and cook till Jaggery melts.
4. Meanwhile, in a small skillet/kadai, heat Ghee on medium heat. Fry Cashewnuts and Raisins till they turn golden brown color. Add them to the Rice-Jaggery mixture.
5. Simmer on medium-low heat stirring in-between, until the whole thing thickens a bit.
6. Just before turning off the heat, stir in cardamom powder and mix thoroughly. Serve warm.