Sweet Pongal

Sweet Pongal:

This is a special south Indian dish, it has a main role in the festival PONGAL .

It tastes awesome.  The rich flavor of ghee with jaggery delights your tastebuds sure.

Just check it out…

Ingredients:

• Raw rice                      - 1 cup


• Moong dal                   - ½ cup


• Ghee                           - 6 tbsp


• Cashew                       - 6 to 8


• Raisins                        - 5 to 6


• Cardamom                  - 3

Method:

1. Fry rice and moong dal in a low heat and soak it for about 10 mins.


2. Pressure cook it, by adding a tbsp ghee to it.( this softens the pongal and gives taste) after 4 whistles, keep in low heat for about 5 mins, so that it is overcooked.


3. Heat ghee, fry cashew to golden brown and fry raisins and cardomoms to fragrant.


4. Break the jaggery to fine pieces, add water and allow to boil by stirring.


5. When it comes to thick jaggery water, turn off the heat and filter it to remove dirt.


6. As the pressure goes off, smash the contents, add thick jaggery water to it.


7. Combine well, add fried cashew, cardamom and raisins to it.

8. Tastes delicious as its served hot with vadai.