Sakkarai Pongal Recipe
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One can't afford to miss this one if he/she is exploring authentic south Indian cuisine. Prepared using Rice and dry fruits, people with a sweet tooth will absolutely fall in love with this dessert.
Sakkarai Pongal Recipe |
Difficulty |
Easy |
Rating |
9.2 / 10 (12 votes) |
Recipe Type |
Veg. |
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Raw Rice
- 1 tsp Moong Dal
- 1 cup Milk
- 4-1/2 cups Water
- 2-1/2 cups Jaggery (grated)
- 10 Cashews
- 10-15 Raisins
- 3 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
How to make Sakkarai Pongal:
- Take rice and moong dal in a pressure cooker.
- Add milk with 4 cups of water in it. Cook it.
- Now add 1/2 cup of water to the jaggery and heat it.
- When the jaggery melts completely in water , remove from fire.
- Filter it and add to the cooked rice.
- Stir for 3 mins so that the rice and the jaggery blend together.
- Heat ghee in a pan and add cashews and raisins to it.
- Fry till it becomes golden brown and add to the pongal.
- Finally sprinkle cardamom powder all over and serve.