Sakkarai Pongal Recipe in pressure cooker | Sweet Pongal | Chakkara Pongal | Happy Sankranti

Happy Thai Pongal !!!

 
In my line of pongal recipes, Sakkarai pongal is the next one.

 

This is a very traditional sweet pongal recipe. No one in Tamil Nadu can celebrate pongal festival without this scrumptious Sakkarai Pongal. As the name indicated it a sweet and decadent dessert recipe. As this is a very common recipe in all parts of Tamil Nadu, each one will have their own way to prepare one. Though the ingredients are the same throughout, the procedure may differ from each person. Edible Camphor is the one ingredient which gives  Sakkarai pongal recipe a divine flavor. Next flavor enhancer is Nutmeg, it give a very nice aroma and flavor for sweet pongal.

Ingredients :

Raw rice - 1 cup
Moong dal - 1/2 cup
Jaggery- 2 cups
Water - 4 1/2 cups
Milk - 1 cup
Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder - 1/8 tsp
Ginger powder- 1/8 tsp
Edible camphor- tiny piece
Salt 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 1/4 cup
Cashews- 20
Raisins- 10

Procedure :

Dry roast 1/2 cup moong dal till it gets good smell Wash and soak 1 cup raw rice with roasted dal for 15 to 20 mins Add 4 1/2 cups of water and 1 cup of milk and close the pressure cook

Cook for 3 whistles

Add 2 cups of jaggery and 1/2 cup water and boil till it forms thick syrup Once the pressure is released open the cooker and slightly mash the cooked Pongal Add 1/4 tsp of salt and mix well Strain in the jaggery syrup and mix well and turn on stove to low Add 1/8 teaspoon of ginger powder, 1/8 tsp of nutmeg and tiny piece edible camphor In a small sauce pan add 1/4 cup ghee Once ghee is hot fry cashews, raisins and cardamom powder and add it to Pongal and cook for 2 mins until everything is mixed well

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