- Pick ½ cup rice and ⅓ cup moong dal first to get rid of stones if any. Then heat a small pan or a small kadai and add both the rice and moong lentils.On a low flame stirring often roast both the rice and moong lentils, until they become aromatic.Then rinse both in water for 2 times. Add it to the cooker and cook well for 3 whistles adding double amount of water to the measured ingredients .In another pan,Take 120 grams jaggery. You should get about ½ cup tightly packed chopped or grated jaggery.Now take ½ cup water in a pan. Add the chopped jaggery.Dissolve it well and filter it and pour on the cooked mixture,add crushed Cardomam,add 5 tsp ghee,Add cardomom & Raisins in ghee,Finally add along with cooked pongal and enjoy