Sakarai Pongal (Sweet Pongal)

Sakarai pongal (Sweet Pongal)

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1/2 cup

Moong dal/ pasi paruppu -3 tblsp

Jaggery/vellam -1/2 cup heaped

Water -2 & 1/2 cups

Ghee - 3 tblsp

Salt pinch

Cashews 5-6

Raisin 1-2 tblsp

Elachi 1

Nutmeg powder 1 pinch(optional)

Edible camphor * A tiny pinch(optional)

Method :

1.In a pressure cooker/ pan, add 1/4 tsp ghee and roast the moong dal.

2.Add water, washed rice and salt. Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Mash it once done.

Powder jaggery and heat it with water just to immerse it and bring to boil. Let the jaggery completely dissolve and  filter it and add to the  mashed rice in the cooker

3.In a separate pan, heat a tsp of ghee and roast cashews to golden brown and add raisins to it. Once it fluffs up, transfer it and keep aside. In the same pan, add cloves, elachi and switch off the stove. Add nutmeg powder, give a quick stir. Add the cloves and elaichi along with nutmeg powder to the pongal.

4.Mix well and cook in medium flame for 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water or milk if it gets dry while cooking. Add ghee little by little while cooking. Lastly add the fried cashews and raisins.