SWEET PONGAL | SAKKARAI PONGAL | CHAKKARA PONGALI
Sakkarai Pongal is a traditional and tasty rice dessert recipe. It is popular in South Indian cousins. Pongal is also known as pongali or huggi. In Tamil "Pongal" means boil. There are a variety of Pongal recipes such as Chakarai Pongal, Venn Pongal, Melagu Pongal, and Puli Pongal.
Equipment
- 1 Pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice
- ½ cup Moong dal
- 3 cups Water
- 10 Cashew nuts
- 10 Raisins
- ½ cup Jaggery or Sugar
- ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
- Pinch of ginger powder
- ½ cup Grated coconut
Instructions
- Firstly, add in ghee or oil, and nuts. Fry till golden brown and keep it aside.
- Then dry roast moong dal till light golden brown or till you get a nice aroma.
- Then add in 3 cups of water and pressure cook it for 3 to 4 whistles.
- Once pressure cooked for 3 whistles add in sugar or jaggery and give a mix.
- Later add cardamom powder, and dry ginger powder (optional).
- Further, add in grated fresh coconut.
- Finally, add in fried nuts and give a mix.