SAKKARAI PONGAL
Sakkarai Pongal - This is a traditional sweet of TamilNadu and the most important recipe prepared during festivals. Here comes my version of this sweet dessert :)
For this Dessert you need
1 cup of raw rice
1/4 cup of Moong dal
2 cups of Jaggery (abjust the quantity acc. to ur taste)
1/2 tsp. of cardamom powder
A pinch of salt
1 cup of milk
Few nos. of cashews (roast them in ghee)
2 tbsp. of Ghee
1 cup of raw rice
1/4 cup of Moong dal
2 cups of Jaggery (abjust the quantity acc. to ur taste)
1/2 tsp. of cardamom powder
A pinch of salt
1 cup of milk
Few nos. of cashews (roast them in ghee)
2 tbsp. of Ghee
Preparation
In a pan, fry the moong dal slightly, until a nice aroma comes from it.
Pressure cook rice and moong dal with milk and 2 cups of water for 4 - 5 whistles.
Once the pressure releases. Mash it well and keep it aside.
Meanwhile roast cashews in ghee.
In a heavy bottomed pan,melt the jaggery by adding one cup of water and strain it .
Now add the mashed rice to this jaggery and mix well. Cook in low flame.
Add cardamom, pinch of salt and ghee . Allow it to cook for 5 mins.
Finally garnish it with Cashews.
Tasty sakkarai pongal is ready to be served...........
Serve it hot (or) cold and enjoy :-)
NOTE : If the pongal is too thick, add some warm milk until you get the desired consistency
31 comments:
Yummy sweet pongal,Happy Pongal to you.
Happy pongal wishes to u Aruna,sooo tempting sakkarai pongal..
Dr.Sameena Prathap said...
Hi Aruna,
Pongal vaalthugal!!Yummy sakkarai pongal!!:)
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looks very inviting !!
the pongal looks delicious and yum.
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Sakkarai pongal looks delicious Aruna..
RecipeRaaga
yummy pongal...looks delicious.you have a wonderful space and a lovely collection of recipes...Glad to follow u...drop into my blog when you have time....keep rocking.
Reva
Wow,this is the exact way pongal has to be,looks really tempting with ghee and cashews :)
Happy Pongal wishes to you and your family Aruna.
Second pic is tempting me to have a bowl of this sweet.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Looks so very delicious!
US Masala
looks yummy.
Wonderful treat..yummy yummy.
wow... what a lovely chakkarai pongal... my mouth is watering here...
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Akila
Drooling on that pongal,...
yummy pongal...
Delicious sweet pongal
Never tasted it before but I am sure it tastes super-yummy..Mouth-watering pictures..
Looks so yummy..
hi aruna
Nice presentation,Happy pongal
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rani
Hi, I´m visiting your interesting
blog and I like your recipies.
Have a happy Pongal.
Greetings from Spain.
Yummy pongal and i dont add milk,i prefer without milk.
I hope you had a lovely pongal..tempting pongal..
Looks tempting & delicious too
Looks so yummy and delicious dear :)
Wow yummy and inviting ponga;
Sakkarai pongal looks super sweet and delicious dear!!! Happy Pongal! :D
Happy Pongal Aruna..Pongal looks so drool-worthy..
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the ghee floating on top is irresistible! first time on your blog! awesome!
Can i dive into the bowl of ghee and pongal....cant resist them...
Ooo...sooo delicious...Reminds me of the sokkarai pongal I used to gobble from Murugan Idly shop during the chennai day..
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