Name: Millet, sweet potato, sugar candy sakkarai pongal sugar candy for vrat / fast during ekadshi /navarathri) recipe by Radha Natarajan at BetterButter
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup millet ( any like kodo , barnyard millet or fox tail ); 2 medium size sweet potatoes; 1/2 cup rock candies also called kalkand in tamil; 1-2 tbsp some nut slivers or slices of almonds , cahsews; 1 tbsp raisins; 1 tsp ghee; pinch of cardamom powder; saffron strands or saffron milk for garnishing ( optional ); 1 cup milk .or milk powder

ABOUT Millet, sweet potato, sugar candy sakkarai pongal sugar candy for vrat / fast during ekadshi /navarathri) RECIPE

a very healthy yummy dish called sakkarai pongal in Tamil .very apt for those on fast during ekadsash / or navarathri

Ingredients Serving: 4

1/2 cup millet ( any like kodo , barnyard millet or fox tail )
2 medium size sweet potatoes
1/2 cup rock candies also called kalkand in tamil
1-2 tbsp some nut slivers or slices of almonds , cahsews
1 tbsp raisins
1 tsp ghee
pinch of cardamom powder
saffron strands or saffron milk for garnishing ( optional )
1 cup milk .or milk powder

Instructions

in a pan add the cooked peeled mashed potatoes .
add cooked millets to the pan with sweet potatoes , add some milk , and let them both cook together for 2 -3 minutes and not more as both are already pre cooked .
now add rock candies to the mixture,
add , fried cashew nuts , raisins, slivers of nuts ., pinch of cardamom powder.
stir well as mixture thickens , add only as much milk or milk powder required and decide the consistency you need . add more rock candies if you prefer more sweet ness.
add saffron milk as a last step for garnishing .
serve chilled .

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