Sakkarai Pongal Sweet Pongal

Name: Sakkarai Pongal Sweet Pongal
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Raw rice; 1/4 cup Moong dal; 3 cup Jaggery; 1 pinch Nutmeg powder; 1 tsp Cardamon powder; 50 gm Ghee; handful Cashew; handful Dry grapes; as needed Water; to taste Salt

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Sakkarai pongal is an authentic south Indian sweet recipe made specially during pongal festival

Cooking Basics @cook_22753855

#sakkaraipongal #sweetpongal #pongal
Sakkarai pongal is an authentic south Indian sweet recipe made specially during pongal festival

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Ingredients

45 min

4 servings

2 cupsRaw rice
1/4 cupMoong dal
3 cupJaggery
1 pinchNutmeg powder
1 tspCardamon powder
50 gmGhee
handfulCashew
handfulDry grapes
as neededWater
to tasteSalt

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Steps

45 min

1

Add 2 cups of raw rice to bowl. Wash well and soak for 10 -15 min.
2

Cook the rice to a mashy consistency & strain well
3

Dry roast 1/4 cup moong dal. Add water and cook well to mashy consistency.
4

Add 1.5 cup water to 3 cups of jaggery. Boil till the jaggery is fully dissolved. Now switch the flame & strain the jaggery liquid
5

Boil the strained jaggery liquid to form a thick syrup in a sauce pan. Add the boiled moong dal & boiled rice to the pan.
6

Mix the ingredients well and cook till they blend well.
7

Add a pinch of nutmeg, 1/4 tsp cardamon powder & a pinch of salt to the cooked mixture. Add 50 gm of ghee to a saute pan and roast cashew & dry grapes as required.
8

Once the cashew & dry grapes turn to golden brown texture mix them to the jaggery rice pan to get delicious Sakkarai Pongal