Add rice and turn on the stove on medium flame

Even roast till rice turn golden brown. Turn off the stove and cool

Pulse into coarse rice grits and transfer

Furthermore, add roasted chana dal and mix well

Add jaggery and water and melt in the microwave or stovetop

In a separate pan add ghee and turn on the stove to medium flame. When the ghee is hot add coconut

Saute coconut till moisture evaporates and the coconut starts to change color

Filter and add jaggery syrup, and cardamom powder; bring to boil

When jaggery syrup boils well and thickens, start checking the jaggery syrup

When jaggery syrup boils well, start checking the jaggery syrup

Take a little jaggery syrup in a water

The first stage - is immersed in the water

The second stage - syrups stay in the water but we can't roll it

The third stage- syrup stays in the water and you can combine it into a soft ball (not so firm and you can easily press it)

In the fourth stage- syrup stays in the water and you can combine it into a ball (it turns firm in a few seconds). That is the consistency we are looking for. Avoid hard/ stone consistency

Add rice grits and roasted chana dal and turn  off the stove

Move the pan aside and mix well

Transfer to another vessel and let it cool completely