Sweet pongal or sakkarai pongal

 

    Sweet pongal or sakkarai pongal


    1. Ingredients

    2. White Raw Rice - 1/2 Cup
    3. Split Yellow lentils/Moong Dhal - 1/4 Cup
    4. Water - 3 1/2 Cup
    5. Jaggery - 3/4 Cup
    6. Cardamom - 4
    7. Salt - to taste (add little)
    8. Cashew Nuts - 15
    9. Raisins - 20g
    10. Ghee - 1/2 cup

    11. Procedure: 
    1. Wash the rice and lentils. Add 3 1/2 cups of water and cook in a pressure cooker. Cook upto 4 to 5 whistle. Heat the ghee in a pan and roast the cashew nuts until golden brown and then add raisins and fry for 30 seconds.Finely chop the jaggery and add 1/4 cup water and cook in a medium flame for couple of minutes. Add the cardamom powder and sugar. Strain the mixture in a sieve. Add strained jaggery mixture and roasted cahew nuts and raisins. Mix well and cook the pongal in a medium flame for 5 minutes while stirring the mixture. Serve hot.

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