This is also an important item in our houses. (Iyanger)

Ingredients:

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.