Sakkarai Pongal - A Mouthwatering Delicious Sakkarai Pongal Recipe

STEP : 1

Heat a thick bottom pan add some grated or powdered palm sugar,which needs to melt and filter to remove the impurities.

STEP : 2

Then add little water with them and keep on stirring still the added palm sugar comes to dissolves.

STEP : 1

Heat a pan add some yellow split gram and dry roast them till it gets light brown in color.

STEP : 2

Rinse the roasted split gram and raw rice in water and soak for at least ten to fifteen minutes.

STEP : 3

Take a pressure cooker add the rinsed rice and gram mixture and add enough water with them.

STEP : 4

Brings to pressure cook the gram and rice for three to four whistles till it comes to mushy,when the pressure downs itself and open the lid.

STEP : 5

Now filter the prepared palm sugar water with that pressure cooked rice and gram mixture.

STEP : 6

Then add little amount of green cardamom powder which gives a good flavor to this recipe.

STEP : 7

Stir well till the added palm sugar water and cardamom powder are well mixed with the rice and gram mixture.

STEP : 8

Heat a tempering pan add some ghee and roast some cashew nuts and raisins with them.

STEP : 9

Pour the roasted raisins and cashew nuts mixture and melted ghee over the prepared rice mixture,Mix and garnish well and serve hot.