Sarkarai Pongal

11th December, 2009

Sakkara Pongal request was made by team mate. Fortunately or unfortunately she didnt come to office on the day i made it :P


Honestly, Sakkara pongal is the best of the four sweets I have done till now. Came out quite well :) Office people liked it :) and my cousins loved it :D


So here goes the recipe...


Ingredients :


Rice - 1/2 cup
Payatham paruppu (Moong Dal) - 1/4 cup
Water - 2cups
Milk - 1 cup
Jaggery - 2 cups
Ghee - As required
Cashew nuts - 10


Procedure :

• Cook the rice along with payatham paruppu with the specified amount of milk and water in cooker. (Fry the rice and dal in a dry pan till it changes colour slightly and gives a good smell before boiling it)
• Dissolve the Jaggery with a cup of water on the stove and filter it and put it on stove again till it boils. Dont let it become very thick ( Shouldnt get to paagu padahm)
• Now mix the Cooked rice and dal with the melted Jaggery and keep stirring on stove and add ghee little by little
• As you leave it on stove for a while, Keep stirring it well till the ingredients have mixed well
• Once done, Fry some Cashew nuts in ghee and garnish the Sarkara pongal

Easy and one of the most delicious sweets of south India, Sakkara Pongal is ready now.

Happy Pongaling!!! :D