1. Heat a dry pan/cooker and add a tbsp of ghee.
2. Roast the moong dal in the ghee and add with the raw rice for rinsing.
3. Cook the raw rice along with the moong dal in the pressure cooker by adding 1/2 cup extra water than for normal rice cooking and upto 2 extra wistles in the cooker than normal.
4. This will make the rice mushy (you can add 2 cups of water and allow 4-5 whistles).
5. Heat another heavy bottomed pan, add kalkandu (sugar candy).
6. Add water so that sugar candy dissolves in water.
7. Stir the sugar syrup continuously until the syrup sticks in your fingers.
8. Now add the rice and dal mixture.
9. Stir the mixture evenly to spread the sugar candy syrup by keeping the flame low.
10. Add the ghee slowly and keep on stirring the bhath for at least 4-5 mins (you can notice the bhath leaves the sides of the vessel).
11. Finally, add fried cashews, powdered cardamom and dried grapes.
12. Kalkandu bhath is ready to serve.

Recipe & image courtesy: www.subbuskitchen.com