Sweet Pongal
An awesome porridge like dish cooked with rice, jaggery and fresh ghee. Also, make sure to read some interesting details how Pongal festival is celebrated.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups Raw rice
- 2 cups Jaggery powdered
- 1/4 cup Ghee
- 1/4 cup Cashews
- 1/4 cup Raisins
- 4 Cardamom (Elaichi) powdered
Instructions
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Cook raw rice with 4 times water in electric rice cooker or a pressure cooker.
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Boil powdered jaggery with 3 cups water for a few mins until the jaggery powder is fully dissolved (stir to accelerate this process). Filter using a colander to remove any residue.
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Mix this jaggery syrup (paagu) with cooked rice and continue cooking on a pot in medium heat (smash the rice with a wooden quirl or mathu to break them into a paste) until you get desired consistency.
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Heat ghee (good homemade ghee is a must) on a pan, fry cashews and raisins and add to the Pongal.
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Top off with more ghee, crushed cardamom (elaichi), mix well and serve.
Recipe Notes
There are many other popular variations to making this Sweet Pongal - some cook with moong dal, chana dal, white/ rock sugar, milk, coconut, etc. This pongal can also made using millets instead of rice.