Thursday, 19 January 2012

Sakkarai pongal

Ingredients
  • Rice : 1 cup
  • Moong Dal : ½ cup
  • Jaggery : 1 cup
  • Ghee : ¼ cup
  • Cashew nut : 10 - 15 
  • Raisins : 10 - 15
  • Cardamom powder

Method of preparation
  • Wash and soak rice and Dal prior to cooking for about 10 minutes.
  • Pressure cook them adding 4 cups of water so that they are mushy.
  • Add ¼ cup of water to jaggery in a separate pan and heat them in low flame.Once all of it is melted, add the remaining water and bring it to boil.
  • When it is of one string consistence, add cardamom powder .
  • Pour this over the cooked rice and Dal and mix well making sure there are no lumps of rice in between.
  • Fry the cashews first until golden brown in ghee and then the raisins and pour them over the pongal and mix well.

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