Let $\overrightarrow{a} = 2 \hat{i} +\hat{j} - 2 \hat{k}$ and $\overrightarrow{b} = \hat{i} + \hat{j}$. Let $\overrightarrow{c}$ be a vector such that $| \overrightarrow{c} - \overrightarrow{a} | = 3, \; |(\overrightarrow{a} \times \overrightarrow{b} ) \times \overrightarrow{c} |=3$ and the angle between $\overrightarrow{c}$ and $\overrightarrow{a} \times \overrightarrow{b} $ be $30^{\circ}$. The $\overrightarrow{a}.\overrightarrow{c}$ is equal to