Saturday, January 16, 2016

Sweet Pongal Recipe

Sweet Pongal Recipe

Sweet Pongal delicious dish prepared on the occasion of Pongal Festival.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Rice - 1 cup
  • Moong dal - ¼ cup
  • Milk - ½ cup
  • Ghee- ½ cup
  • Cashew - ¼ cup
  • Raisins- ¼ cup
  • Cardamoms - 3 to 4
  • Jaggery - 1 ½ cup

METHOD:
  1.  Dry roast moong dal until it starts to change its color.
  2. Add rice to the pot. Wash them.
  3. Add 2 cups water, milk, ghee and cook till soft. You can cook in a cooker or pot
  4. Roast cashew, raisins and cardamom in ghee to golden.
  5. In a separate pan take water and add jaggery to it.
  6. Heat till it forms a syrup consistency.
  7. Strain it through a strainer to remove impurities.
  8. Add the cooked rice & dal mixture to the jaggery syrup.
  9. Stir well by adding warm ghee.
  10. Add golden roasted cashew, raisins and cardamom
  11. Combine by stirring gently. Serve hot