Sakkarai Pongal ( Sweet Pongal )
Pongal is a festival celebrated in South Indian as a festival of harvest. In North India, it is celebrated as Makar Sankranti. On this day, a variety of special food is made and Pongal is the most common. It can be made either sweet or savory. I ate this sweet pongal at one of my friends place and liked it. I asked her for the recipe and she very happily shared it with me. I made it according to her recipe and it came out exactly like her. Here is the recipe. All you need is Short grain rice - 1\2 cup ( I used Sona masuri rice ) Moong dal\ Split green gram - 3 tbsp Jaggery - 3\4 cup ( Grated ) Water - 4 cups Ghee - 3 tbsp Raisins - 12-15 Cashewnuts - 8-10 Cardamom - 2 ( crushed ) Cloves - 2 ( crushed ) Edible camphor - a tiny pinch ( optional ) Method of preparation Wash the rice and keep aside. Add 1 tbsp ghee in a pressure pan. Add the moong dal and fry till slightly browned. Add 3 cups of water and washed rice. Cook till the rice and dal is done. ( I cooked for 1 whistle on heat hea...