Monday, January 17, 2011

Sakkarai Pongal / Sweet Pongal

I made Sakkarai Pongal in a traditional stove top method for Pongal. We loved it. The pongal has a light color due to the addition of milk in the pongal.



Ingredients:
Raw rice: 1 cup
Moong dhal - 1/2 cup
Jaggery - 1 1/2 cups - tightly packed
Milk - 3 cups
Water - 3 cups + 3/4 cup
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Cashew - 5 or 6



Method:
Wash rice and dhal and soak in water for 30 mins. In a heavy bottomed vessel, heat 3 cups of milk with 3 cups of water and add the rice-dhal mixture.
Let it boil in medium flame until it is cooked and the rice looses its texture. Remove from heat. Meanwhile dissolve jaggery in 3/4 cups of water and filter if there are impurities. Heat this jaggery water in medium heat until it reaches a one-string consistency (when checked between thumb and forefinger a single thread is formed). Add the jaggery syrup to the cooked rice-dhal mixture and mix with a wooden spoon. Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a small kadai, fry the cashews and add to the pongal. Adding ghee to the pongal at the end gives a nice aroma without needing to add too much of ghee to the sweet dishes. Serve hot.


I am sending this to Pongal Feast Event by Kurinji Kathambam.



I am also sending this to 'Delicious Desserts' event by 'What's Cooking Today!!'

14 comments:

  1. Pongal looks delicious. Happy Pongal.

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  2. This must be delicious... cooking in stove top must have made all the difference.

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  3. Enjoyed browsing thro' ur space and glad to follow u :):) Loved ur beautiful and tasty recipes.

    Chitchat

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  4. do participate in the event.

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  5. Wow that looks creamy :)
    Happy pongal :)

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  6. Sakkari pongal looks super delicious..

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  7. Yummm...I love the texture of the pongal!

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  8. Wow so delicious pongal! yummy!

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  9. yummy looking pongal ...done to perfection..
    Reva

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  10. delicious one of our favourite sweet dishes

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  11. Wow, that looks simply mouth watering..

    US Masala

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  12. thanks for the entry dear!!

    all the best!

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