Rice Payasa

Ingredients:

• Rice (good variety) – 1 cup
• Coconut – ½ (extracting the milk from the coconut is desirable. If not simply grate it)
• Cardamom – 1 pod
• Salt – ¼ teaspoon (or to taste)
• Jaggery – 2 handfuls
• Water – 4 cups

Method:
Add the rice to the boiling water. Stir once when the rice is ¾ cooked. Add Jaggery syrup, salt and cardamom. After 5 minutes, add grated coconut or coconut milk. Stir well and serve.