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Festivals: Pongal: Recipes: Sakkarai Pongal

SARKKARAI PONGAL



Ingredients:

2 litres Milk
10 Almonds
1 1/2 cups Newly harvested rice
1/4 cup Moong dal
15 Cashewnuts
1 1/2 cup Jaggery grated
30 Kishmis
1/4 level Teaspoon nutrieg powder
1/4 teaspoon saffron crushed
1 teaspoon cardamom powder
2 tablespoons ghee.
Method:
  • Chop almonds and cashewnuts.
  • Clean kishmis
  • Pour milk in the earthen pot called `Pongapani` and place it on fire.
  • When the milk starts boiling add rice and dal, after washing.
  • As soon as the rice and dal are cooked to softness, add jaggery and ghee.
  • Let cook on medium fire for some time and then put in almond and cashewnut bits, saffron nutrieg and cardamom powders.
  • Lastly put in the kishmis. Bring to one or two good boils.