Jackfruit Sweet Pongal

Ingredients

• • Rice - 1 cup
• • Milk - 5 cups
• • Jackfruits (finely chopped) - ¾ cup
• • Sugar - ¾ cup
• • Ghee - 2 tablespoons
• • Cardamom powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Saffron (soaked in hot milk for 1 hour) - a pinch
• • Cashew nuts (fried) - as required
• • Kismis (fried) - as required

Method

• 1. Boil milk diluted with 1 cup of water. When it starts boiling add washed rice. Cook until rice becomes soft.
• 2. Fry jack fruit using little ghee.
• 3. When rice is cooked well add sugar, fried jack fruit, saffron and cardamom powder. Mix well.
• 4. Reduce flame. Allow to cook well, until required consistency is reached.
• 5. Garnish with fried cashew nuts and kismis.
• 6. While serving pour little ghee on top of the pongal.