Sakkarai Pongal
Serves 415 mins prep30 mins cook
Sakkarai Pongal is a creamy and delicious sweet dish made with rice, moong dal, and jaggery. It's a crowd favorite and a staple during festivals.
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1: Dry roast Raw rice and Moong dal in a pan. 2: Wash the roasted Dal and Rice in Water. 3: Heat and melt Jaggery with ½ Cup of water in a pan and filter to remove impurities. Keep the Jaggery syrup aside. 4: In a pan heat ghee, add cashews, raisins and roast them till cashews turn golden brown and raisins puff up. Keep aside. 5: Cook the Dal and rice in a pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and ¼ cup of milk for 10 minutes. 6: Mix Jaggery syrup with the Rice and Dal mixture and simmer for 2-3 minutes on low flame. 7: Add cardamom powder, a pinch of edible camphor and a pinch of salt to the pan and keep stirring continuously. 8: Add ghee, tempering mixture and continue stirring until ghee is absorbed into the pongal.View original recipe