Sakkarai Pongal
 
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup rice
  • 2-3 tablespoons Moong dal
  • ½ cup jaggery
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 3 tablespoons ghee
  • Pinch of salt
  • 5-6 cashews
  • 1-2 tablespoons raisins
  • 1 Elachi
  • 1 Clove
  • 1 pinch of nutmeg powder
Instructions
  1. Add ¼ teaspoon ghee and the moong dal to a pressure cooker or pan
  2. Add water, rice and salt. Mash when a thick consistency
  3. Powder the jaggery and bring to the boil with water. Dissolve and filter before adding it to the mashed rice
  4. In a separate pan, add raisins to heated cashews and 1 teaspoon of ghee until fluffy and move to one side
  5. Add cloves and elachi to the same pan and switch off the stove. Stir in nutmeg and powder the elachi
  6. Add powdered elachi, cloves and nutmeg to the pongal
  7. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes on a medium heat. Finish by adding the fried cashews and raisins
Recipe by Tropicsgourmet at https://tropicsgourmet.com/6-indian-desserts-you-need-to-try-now/