Puffed Rice / Pori Halwa

Ingredients:

Puffed rice - 1 1/2 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Elaichi powder - a pinch
Cashews nuts - As reqd
Ghee - 2 tbsp

Method:

• In a pan add in jaggery and water and cook in medium flame.
• Cook till jaggery dissolves.
• Turn off range and set aside to cool.
• Now in a bowl add in cleaned puffed rice.
• Add little water to soak them.
• Set this aside for 10 mins.
• Strain it and add to blender.
• To the blender add in cooled jaggery syrup too.
• Blend them to fine puree.
• Heat little ghee in pan.
• Add in nuts and saute them and transfer to plate.
• To the same pan add in little ghee and blended puree.
• Cook in low flame till it thickens.
• Add in remaining ghee, elaichi powder and roasted nuts.
• Mix well and serve hot.