Ari payasam

Ingredients 

1. Raw rice / Sona Masoori rice - 0.5 cup
2. Jaggery - 1 cup
3. Water - 1.5 cup
4. Coconut scrapings - 1/4 cup
5. Ghee - 3 tbsp

Procedure

1. Cook the rice well in a pressure cooker. Water quantity should be three times the quantity of rice. Switch off after four whistles. Rice should not be too mushy. Wait for the steam to be released completely.
2. Heat Jaggery and half cup of water in a pan. Filter the jaggery water and remove all impurities from it. Heat the water again till it starts to thicken.
3. Open the cooker. Add the jaggery water and ghee and mix well.
4. Heat the mixture till all water evaporates.
5. Add coconut scrapings and mix well.
6. Yummy ari payasam is ready to be served. This payasam is typically served as a naivedyam to God.

Note:

1. This is my 100th post in this blog! I made this payasam today and submitted as a Naivedyam to Devi!
2. We can also add cashew nut and raisins roasted in ghee into this for crunchiness.