Saturday, May 5, 2012

Sarkarai Pongal / Sweet Pongal


This is one recipe my mom makes on auspicious days. It is especially prepared on Thai Thirunaal / Pongal and Chitra PournamiChitra Pournami(Auspicious Day for Chitra Gupta, Keeper of all our deeds). Let’s see two methods of preparing Sarkarai Pongal. 



First method consumes little time and ingredients than the second one.. When u want to try on relaxed day you can try this method..

Ingredients:

Rice - 2 cups
Moong Dal - 1/2 cup
Jaggery - 1 1/2 cups
Milk - 4 cups
Cardamom - 2 pieces (grind it to fine powder)
Cashew nuts - 10 to 12 pieces
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Raisins - 12 pieces

Preparation:

In a dry pan fry the rice and moong dal separately till a nice aroma is emitted. Pressure cook the rice and dal together with 2 cups of milk and 5 cups of water. Cook for almost 5 whistles. Mash it thoroughly when the rice is warm. Heat the remaining 2 cups of milk in a solid bottom vessel or pan and add the mashed rice to it and mix thoroughly. Slice the jaggery and add it to the rice and milk and mix thoroughly. Add cardamom powder and mix again.

Fry cashew nuts and raisins in ghee and add it to the cooked Sarkarai Pongal.

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Simple and Instant Method:

Whenever u feel like having Sarkarai Pongal, you actually go for this method. Quick and yummy recipe is here..

Ingredients:

Rice – 1 Cup
Jaggery – ½ Cup
Cashews & Raisins – 6
Cardamom – 2 or 3(Grind it into fine powder)
Ghee – To fry
Grated Coconut – 2 Tbsp

Preparation:

Cook  1 cup of rice with 3 cups of water. Dissolve Jaggery in a cup of water. Once the rice is nicely cooked, Mash it well. In a solid vessel, add the mashed rice and dissolved jaggery and stir it well so that no lumps are formed. Continue stirring till the jaggery smell goes off and u get nice aroma. Mix the cardamom powder and mix well.

Fry cashew nuts ,raisins and grated coconut in ghee and add it to the cooked Sarkarai Pongal. Yummy Yummy Sarkarai Pongal is ready.
(NOTE: Its always good to dissolve jaggery in water, because wherever we buy or how muchever well packed, dirts will be there in jaggery. While dissolving in water, the dirt comes up and u can filter the dusty layer)

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