Akkara Adisil

Preparation:5 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: Makes 2 serving

Ingredients

1/4 cup raw rice (chawal)
1 tbsp yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1/4 cup jaggery (gur) , crushed
1/4 cup sugar
1 pinch of saffron (kesar) strands
12 cashewnuts (kaju)
15 raisins (kismis)
a pinch of camphor (pachaikarpooram)
2 cardamoms
1 ltr milk
6 tbsp ghee

Method

Wash rice and dal. Drain the water completely.Heat the pressure cooker , and roast the rice dal mixture till it changes colour and turns slightly yellow.Add 1/2 litre milk and allow it to boil in the milk.Close the lid of the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 4 whistles.Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Mash the cooked rice well.Soak saffron in a tbsp of hot milk and keep aside.Crush jaggery, dissolve in very little water, strain out the dust and add it to the mashed rice along with sugar.Add 1/2 of the ghee and the remaining milk, mix well and stir for a while. The consistency should be semi-solid.Add powdered cardamom, saffron, pachaikarpooram and the remaining ghee.Garnish with fried cashews and raisins.
Handy tip:
Handy tip:The dish should be semi-solid, to get the desired consistency you can add more milk.