Sweet Pongal Recipe | Sakkarai Pongal | Chakkara Pongal
Sakkarai Pongal is a delicious sweet from the South made with raw rice, moong dal, jaggery, and ghee.
Servings 0
Ingredients
- Raw rice 1 cup
- Moong dal ¼ cup
- Ghee 3-4 tbsp
- Cashews 15-18
- Water 4 cups
- Powdered or grated Jaggery 1 cup
- Cardamom powder 1.5 tsp
- Grated coconut ½ cup optional
- salt a pinch
- sugar 1 tsp optional
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 water, 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 jaggery to it and cook for few mins till jaggery is melted and everything is mixed.
- Now add sugar and a pinch of salt to it.
- Then add cardamom powder and grated coconut to it.
- Heat ghee in pan and roast cashews till golden brown.
- Add the cashews to Pongal and give a quick mix and switch off the flame.
- Healthy and delicious sweet Pongal is ready.
Notes
If your jaggery is having impurities, filter and add it.
You can add ¼ cup more jaggery if you prefer is very sweet.
Add raisins along with cashews if you prefer.
Adding sugar and coconut is optional but it makes it more flavorful.
If your pongal is very thick after opening the cooker, you can add ½ cup of hot water to adjust the consistency.