Friday, August 27, 2010

CHAKARAI PONGAL/ SWEET PONGAL


Needed:

rice- 1 cup
yellow moong - 1/8 cup
water -2 cups ( deponds on the rice variety)
milk- 1/4- 1/2 cup
organic jaggery - 2 1/2 cups ( grated)
ghee - 3-4 tsp
roasted cashewnut/kaju , kismis/raisin

Method:
  • pressure cook rice and moong together adding water and milk. leave 3 - 4 whistle.
  • in a thick bottomed pan , add ghee and roast the kaju/ kismis .
  • then add jaggery . when it starts melting , add the cooked rice moong .
  • add ghee if required and stir constant till it thickens. remove .
 NOTE:
color of the pongal depends on the jaggery.

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