Рецепт Sakkarai Pongal
SAKKARAI PONGAL
Sakkarai Pongal - This is a traditional sweet of TamilNadu and the most important recipe prepared during festivals. Here comes my version of this sweet dessert :)
For this Dessert you need
- 1 cup of raw rice
- 1/4 cup of Moong dal
- 2 cups of Jaggery (abjust the quantity acc. to ur taste)
- 1/2 tsp. of cardamom powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup of milk
- Few nos. of cashews (roast them in ghee)
- 2 tbsp. of Ghee
Preparation
In a pan, fry the moong dal slightly, until a nice aroma comes from it.
Pressure cook rice and moong dal with milk and 2 cups of water for 4 - 5 whistles.
Once the pressure releases. Mash it well and keep it aside.
Meanwhile roast cashews in ghee.
In a heavy bottomed pan,melt the jaggery by adding one cup of water and strain it .
Now add the mashed rice to this jaggery and mix well. Cook in low flame.
Add cardamom, pinch of salt and ghee . Allow it to cook for 5 mins.
Finally garnish it with Cashews.
Tasty sakkarai pongal is ready to be served...........
Serve it hot (or) cold and enjoy :-)
NOTE : If the pongal is too thick, add some warm milk until you get the desired consistency