Akkaravadisal (Rice Kheer)

Ingredients:

• This is also an important item in our houses. (Iyanger)
• 1 cup rice
• 1 sp channa dal
• 1 sp moong dal
• 3/4 cup jaggery (grated)
• 1 cup full cream milk
• 4 - 5 sp ghee
• 2 sp crushed cashew nuts
• 2 sp kis mis
• 10 - 15 strings of saffron
• 1/2 sp cardamom powder

Method:

• Wash and clean rice. Allow it to dry by spreading it on a clean cloth.
• In a pan pour 2 sp ghee and fry rice in low flame.
• Allow it to fry well and add dals and fry well.
• Pour 1/2 cup milk and water. Cook well and smash it like a thick paste.
• Put saffron in one spoon milk.
• Add grated jaggery and mix well.
• In another pan pour the balance ghee and fry cashew and dry grapes.
• Add them in the akkaravadisal . Add saffron milk and cardammon powder.
• Mix well. Add the balance milk.
• Remove from the fire. This Akkaravadisal must be thick and it should be like thick dosa dough.
• If you want add some more ghee before serving.