Sweet pongal

Ingredients:

Rice-1.5 cups
Split moong dal (yellow)-0.5 cup
Water to pressure cook rice and moong dal-6 cups
Sugar or Jaggery or combination of both-2 cups
Water to dissolve jaggery-2 cups
Ghee-1/4 cup or more
Elaichi-2
Cashew-10-20
Almonds and raisins (optional)

Method:

1. Roast moong dal and keep it aside.
2. Pressure cook rice, roasted dal along with 6 cups of water for 3 whistles.
3. Meanwhile boil 2 cups jaggery/sugar in 2 cups of water and keep it aside.
4. After pressure is gone, mix jaggery/sugar water with pressure cooked rice+dal mix and cook  for 10-15 min or till it comes to a boil. Turn off the stove.
5. In a separate pan, heat ghee and roast dry fruits.
6. Add ghee and dry fruits to rice, dal and jaggery mix.
7. Serve warm and enjoy!!