Chakra Pongali

Ingredients:
Rice - 250 gms
Moong Dal - 125 gms
Sugar - 250 gms
Ghee - 250 gms
Milk - 500 ml
Almonds - 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts - 1/2 cup
Kishmish - 1/4 cup
Cardamom- 8
Pacha Karpooram (camphor) used in sweets -  a pinch
Saffron - a few strands


Method:

• Wash and drain water from rice.
• Dry roast moong dal till aroma comes.
• Take thick kadai, put rice, dal, milk (500 ml) and add sufficient water to cook rice and dal.
• Soak almonds in warm water for 10 minutes then remove the skin. Chop them into small pieces.
• Fry cashew nuts and kishmish in ghee.
• When rice is cooked add ghee, sugar and mix gently. Close the lid.
• When sugar melted rice becomes soft.
• Add dry fruits, cardamom  powder, pacha karpooram, saffron and mix gently.
• Close the lid and cook another 5 minutes in low flame.
• Remove from fire and shift another bowl so it cannot be sticked to pan.
• Serve Hot.
• Generally We prepare this sweet in festivals.This dish is naivedyam
  to our gods.