Sweet Pongal
by savi_ram
26 Feb 2001
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Its a very tasty south Indian sweet which is traditionally prepared on pongal festival in Tamil nadu
Sweet Pongal recipe - How to make Sweet Pongal
Preparation Time: 15mts Cooking Time: 15mts Total Time:
1 cup rice (chawal)
1/4 cup moong dal (split green gram)
1 1/2 cups jaggery (gur)
cardamom (elaichi), cashewnuts (kaju)
1/4 cup ghee
1 tbsp chopped coconut
1 cup milk
2 cups water
Method
- Dry roast moog dal to lite brown color.
- Fry in the ghee cashews, raisin and coconut pieces until golden color.
- Mix moog dal and rice, wash and clean and cook in pressure cooker with 3 cups of water for 4 whitsle.
- Take a thick broad vessel pour 2 cups of water and add jaggery to it. when the jagerry melts strain it and take the dirt out. again keep the jagerry syrup in the fire and make a 2 string consistency.
- Add the rice & dal mix & milk to the syrup and cook until it becomes thick.
- Finally add the remaining ghee and cashews, raisin and coconut with elachi mix well.
- Serve when it is cool.
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