Sharkara Payasam / Nei payasam

Ingredients:

Payasam rice /Raw rice - 1/4 cup
Jaggery - 1/3 cup
Water - 1 and 1/2  cup
Ghee - 2 tbsp + 1 tsp
Raisins - 1 tbsp
Coconut  - 2 tsp (grated / sliced)
Cardamom powder - a pinch

Method:

1. Wash and cook rice in enough water till the rice is cooked , but separated. I used around 1 and 1/2 cups of water.
2. Once the rice is cooked, add 2 tbsp of ghee and cooked for 1-2 minutes.
3. Then add grated jaggery to the rice and mix till the jaggery is dissolved completely. Cook for another 1-2 minutes till the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan. Remove from fire.
4 In another pan, heat the remaining 1 tsp of ghee and fry raisins and coconuts separately till they are golden brown. Add it to the mixture.
5. Add cardamom powder also to the payasam.

Serve hot!!