Sarkkarai Pongal A special dish for Sankrathi, especially for people in southern parts of Andhra 2 litres Milk1 1/2 cups Newly harvested rice1/4 cup Green gram (Cheruparippu)10 nos Almonds (Badam)15 nos Cashewnuts30 nos Raisins (Onakka munthiri)1 1/2 cups Grated jaggery (Sharkara)1/4 level Nutmeg powder1/4 tsp Crushed saffron1 tsp Cardamom powder (Elakka)2 tbsp Ghee Chop almonds and cashewnuts. Clean the raisins(kishmish).Pour milk in the earthern pot called `Pongapani` and place it on fire. When the milk starts to boil, add rice and dal.When the rice and dal are cooked, add jaggery and ghee. Cook it on medium fire for sometime and then add almonds, cashewnuts, saffron, nutmeg and cardamom powders.Finally, add raisins or kishmish.Bring to one or two good boils. Andhra