SAKKARAI PONGAL/ SWEET PONGAL

Hello, 

Sakkarai pongal is one of my childhood recipes, even my kids now really love to eat sakkarai pongal when i make it on festivals. I am sharing my super hit recipe for you. Do try it and let me know how it turned out.

WE NEED:

• Rice(Sona masoori)- 3/4 cup.
• Split Moong- 1/4 cup.
• Water- 4 cups.
• Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp.
• Jaggery- 1.5 cup.
• Salt- pinch.
• Cashew nuts- 5 to 6 no. 
• Ghee- 3 Tbsp.

PROCEDURE:

• Soak rice and split moong for 20 minutes.
• Pressure cook rice, split moong, little salt and a tablespoon of ghee for 4 to 5 whistles.
• Mean while heat little water and add in jaggery and let it dissolve in water, once the jaggery mixture cools down, filter it to take out the impurities.
• Once the pressure releases, mix the rice and moong dal with jaggery mixture, add in cardamom powder.
• Finally fry the cashew nuts in ghee, add to the sakkarai pongal mixture.

Enjoy the kids favourite sakkarai pongal and let me know how it turned out. have a wonderful rest of the day.