Sakkarai Pongal Recipe

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.


Reviews and Ratings:
mymoon posted 15/01/2011
Thank you so much.it is easy to make &delicious

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