Chakkarai Pongal (Sweet Pongal)

Ingredients

• Raw rice - 2 cups
• Moong Dhall - 1/2 cup
• Jaggery - 1/4 kg
• Milk - 2 cup
• Cashews - 10 to 12
• Raisins - 10 to 12
• Ghee - 6 to 8 tsp
• Cardamom - 5 to 6 (crushed)
• Water - 3 cups
• Salt - a pinch

Method

• In the Pressure cooker, add the raw rice (pachcharisi), moong dhall, water, milk and a pinch of salt and cook it. ( Nearly 6 to 7 whistles - approx - 10 to 12 min) (this timing is for my cooker, please keep the timing according to your cooker)
• Meanwhile, fry the raisins and cashews in ghee and keep it aside.
• Now in another pan, add the jaggery and 1/2 cup water to melt the jaggery. ( do not make it to too thick liquid)
• Open the cooker, mix the rice and dhall well.
• While mixing, add the jaggery liquid.
• Also add the crushed cardamom, fried raisins and cashews and ghee and mix thoroughly.
• Chakkarai Pongal/Sweet Pongal is ready to serve.

This recipe goes the following beautiful events...

1. My event - Dish Name Starts with C

2. 'ONLY' event - Festive food by Preethi and started by Pari

3. CFK - Festive food by Suma and started by Sharmi