Sakara Pongal (Sweet Pongal)

Sakara pongal is my favourite. I make this whenever I have to make any prasadam for god. It is easy to prepare and very very yummy to taste.

Ingredients Required:

Rice - 1 cup
Moong dhal - 1/4 cup
Jaggery - 2 cups
Ghee - As much needed
Cashews and Raisins - As much as needed.
Milk - 2 cups
Saffron- 5 - 6 strands
Cardamom seeds - 1 little

Cooking Method:

• Add rice, moong dhal, 2 cups milk, 1 1/2 cups of water, saffron and pressure cook this. Wait for 3-4 whistles.
• Meanwhile grate the jaggery .
• Fry the cashews and raisins in ghee and keep it separately.
• After the rice is done, take a pan and add jaggery to it. Add a little bit of water and start stirring this mixture until pagu comes or until the mixture thickens. Make sure it is not too thick too.
• Add the rice mixture which was cooked to this and constantly keep stirring until it becoems thick.
• Every few minutes add some ghee. I do not add much ghee. I personally feel that ghee can be added by people who need it while Sakara pongal is being served.
• Add Cardamom seeds powder to this.
• Add Cashews and serve hot.

PS: Some filks in tamilnadu prefer to add pachai karpooram (camphor) at last. This really makes the receipe even mosre tasty.