Rice and Chana dal payasam

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1/2 cup

Jaggery - 1 1/2 cups

• Chana dal - 1 tbsp
• Black Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
• Milk - 2 cups
• Cashew pieces - a few
• Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:

• Dry roast the chana dal until red.
• Mix the chana dal with washed rice, 1 cup milk and 1 1/2 cups water and cook in a pressure cooker until 1 whistle. Lower the flame and let cook for another 10 minutes.
• In a pan add jaggery and 1 cup water. Strain the syrup to remove dust / dirt.
• Boil the jaggery syrup and add the cooked rice and chana dal.
• Once it boils and becomes thick, add the remaining milk.
• Roast the cashews in ghee and add.
• Add cardamom powder and serve hot or cold.