Kalkandu Pongal Recipe | Rock Sugar Candy Pongal | Kalkandu sadam
Kalkandu Pongal is a creamy and delicious sweet made with rice, moong dal, milk, and kalkandu
Servings 0
Ingredients
- Rice ½ cup
- Moong dal 2 tbsp
- Milk 1.5 cup
- Water ½ cup
- Kalkandu ½ cup
- Cardamom powder 1 tsp
- Ghee 3-4 tbsp
- Cashews 2 tbsp
- salt a pinch
Instructions
- Dry roast moong dal in low flame till the aroma comes.
- Wash moong dal and rice together and take in a pressure cooker.
- Add 1 cup milk, ½ cup water, a pinch of salt, and close the pan and allow it to cook for 1 whistle and 10 minutes in low flame or till 3 whistles whichever is earlier.
- Once pressure releases open the pan and mash the Pongal.
- Add ½ cup milk to it
- Then add kalkandu to it.
- Mix till it is completely melted.
- Heat ghee in pan and roast cashews till golden brown.
- Then add cardamom powder and roasted cashews to Pongal and give a quick mix and switch off the flame.
- Creamy Kalkandu Pongal is ready.
Notes
You can powder the sugar candy and add to pongal so it melts easily.
You can use only water instead of milk. But milk will make it more creamy.
Adjust the sugar candy according to your preference. if you prefer more sweet you can add upto ¾ cup
Add raisins along with cashews if you prefer.