Sakkarai Pongal/ Chakkara Pongal/ Sweet Pongal/ Pongal Recipes

Sakkarai Pongal

Ingredients

Raw rice-1 1/2cups

Moong dal-1/2cup

Jaggery-200gms

Cashew nuts-25gms

Green Cardamom-4 nos

Nutmeg/ Jathikkai powder-pinch

Ghee/Clarified butter-100gms

Sweet Pongal

Method

Pressure cook both dal and rice together. Dilute the jaggery in 1/2cup water and bring to boil, allow the jaggery to boil on high heat for 5 mins. Cool and strain the jaggery water and set aside. Mash well the pressure cooked rice and dal mixture, add the jaggery water to the mashed rice and mix well. In a small tadka pan heat ghee, add the nutmeg powder, cardamom and cashewnuts. When the cashewnuts turn golden brown add the cashewnuts to the prepared rice along with the ghee. Once again mix well and serve hot.

Pongal Recipes