Name: Sakkara Pongal My Way - Family Recipe recipe by Amrita Iyer at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 1 cup small grained rice(Sona Mansuri,Surti Kolam); 1/2 cup Mung Dal(small yellow lentils); 1 liter milk; 1 tin condensed milk; 250 gms Jaggery; 1 tbsp ghee; 2 tbsp Cashewnuts(broken into pieces); 2 tbsp Golden Raisins; 2 tsp Cardamom Powder(Elaichi); 1 1/2 tsp Ginger Powder(Sonth)

ABOUT Sakkara Pongal My Way - Family Recipe RECIPE

As I posted Peanut and Til Chikki,I also mentioned about the South Indian festival of Pongal which is celebrated at the same time signifying the Harvest festival.The main recipe of the South Indians is as per the festival name – Pongal.Pongal is taken from the word “Pongu” meaning boil referring to boiling fresh milk.So if there is milk,there is a pudding and this refers to the first step of boiling the milk in a new pot.So this is what people ask each other “Has the milk boiled”?Then harvested rice and lentils are put into the boiling milk and cooked till tender after which jaggery is added for taste.This was the traditional method of cooking Pongal.This recipe is not the traditional Pongal recipe but a mix of Sakkara Pongal and Akkaravadisal – The famous Iyengar Payasam.But unlike Akkaravadisal in which the rice and lentils are cooked to an almost mashed mass,this pudding has intact but milky and juicy rice and lentils.That is why the recipe is adapted to my liking and I am sharing the recipe with you all!

Ingredients Serving: 15

1 cup small grained rice(Sona Mansuri,Surti Kolam)
1/2 cup Mung Dal(small yellow lentils)
1 liter milk
1 tin condensed milk
250 gms Jaggery
1 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp Cashewnuts(broken into pieces)
2 tbsp Golden Raisins
2 tsp Cardamom Powder(Elaichi)
1 1/2 tsp Ginger Powder(Sonth)

Instructions

Dry roast the Mung Dal till pinkish red on medium heat and leave to cool.Wash and soak rice for 10 – 15 minutes.
In a pressure cooker add the rice and lentils and cook for 3-4 whistles.Allow to cool and open lid.The mixture should be cooked and soft.
Add the milk and mix well.Put the pan back on medium heat and add jaggery.Allow to cook for 10 minutes stirring in between till jaggery melts.Cook till the milk reduces by approximately half and the rice and lentils cook a little more.
Now add the condensed milk and mix well.Add the Cardamom and Ginger powders and mix till incorporated.Take off heat and cool.
Fry the nuts and raisins in ghee and pour into the Pongal.Mix well.In case the pudding is very thick then add 1 1/2 cups of cold milk to bring it to the right consistency.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

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