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Sweet Pongal | How to make Sakkarai Pongal

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Sweet Pongal or Sakkarai Pongal as called in Tamilnadu is a popular sweet recipe prepared for naivedyam/prasadam during auspicious days.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Course, Prasadam, sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 250 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

    To boil:

    • 1 cup raw rice
    • ½ cup moong dal pasiparuppu
    • 4 ½ cups water

    To make jaggery syrup:

    • 1 ½ cup jaggery powder
    • 1 cup water

    For Pongal:

    • 1 cup boiled milk
    • ½ tsp cardamom powder
    • 1 pinch salt optional

    To garnish:

    • 3 tbsp ghee
    • 2 tbsp cashew pieces
    • 1 tsp dry grapes

    Instructions
     

    Preparation:

    • Wash and soak the rice and moong dal together for 20 minutes.
    • Always use a half cup of moong dal for one cup of rice. Rice and moong dal ratio should be 1:1/2

    Recipe:

      How to pressure cook Pongal:

      • In a pressure cooker add this soaked, drained rice Dal mixture with 4.5 cups of water. I used one cup of rice and a half cup of moong dal. Use three times water for the total quantity which is 4.5 cups.
      • Pressure cook up to 5 whistles.

      How to make jaggery syrup:

      • Meanwhile, in a different pan take 1.5 cups of jaggery powder and a cup of water, mix well until jaggery dissolves completely.
      • No need to make any string consistency from the jaggery syrup, just dissolving in water is enough. Filter this syrup using a metal strainer to remove impurities. Keep aside.

      For garnishing:

      • Heat ghee in a small pan. Fry cashew pieces & dry grapes in medium heat until golden brown color.

      How to make sweet Pongal:

      • When pressure crops open the cooker lid, match with a ladle as shown when it is still hot.
      • Add the filter jaggery syrup and mix well in medium flame for 5 minutes until jaggery is absorbed nicely by the mashed the rice and dal.
      • Now add cardamom powder and mix.
      • Pour milk and mix together.
      • Finally, add fried cashews and dry grapes along with the ghee.
      • Switch off and serve hot or offer as prasadam.

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      Notes

      Tips/Notes: 1. Use good quality rice and dal while making sweet Pongal. 2. Always follow the measurement to make soft Pongal. If you are making large quantity then double ingredients accordingly. 3. You can add A Pinch of salt to enhance the sweetness. 4. If you don't get jaggery then you can use sugar or brown sugar. 5. I always add milk while making this sakkarai Pongal but you can avoid adding it if you are going to keep it for a long time.

      Nutrition

      Calories: 250kcal
      Keyword jaggery Pongal, Sakkara pongal, sakkarai Pongal, sweet pongal, vella Pongal
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