Mamta
Pick ½ cup rice & ⅓ cup moong da. Then heat a small pan & add both the rice and moong lentils.
On a low heat stirring often roast both the rice and moong lentils.
Rinse both the roasted rice and moong dal a couple of times with fresh clean water.
Drain well and then add both rice and lentils in a 3 litre pressure cooker. Pour 3 cups water.
Both the rice and moong dal should be cooked very well. With a spoon slightly mash the cooked rice and moong lentils.
Then add a jaggery. jaggery makes the sakkarai pongal just sweet. Now take ½ cup water in a pan until the jaggery melts completely.
Then add a dry fruits and stirring often fry until the raisins swell and become plump.
Add the fried cashews, raisins and ghee to the cooked rice and lentils. Mix it. Yourr perfect chakkara Pongal is ready.