Sweet Pongal

We wish you all a happy Pongal and Makara Sankranti !

Sweet Pongal is a delicacy made of newly harvested rice. It is cooked with jaggery, ghee and cashew nuts and is offered to Sun god as  a Thanksgiving occasion to nature. 

What you need for Sweet Pongal:

• Rice - 1 cup
• Moong dal - 3/4 cup
• Jaggery -300 gm
• Milk - 1/2 litre
• Cashew - few
• Raisins - few
• Badam - few
• Pistachio - few
• Saffron - 4 strands
• Coconut pieces - 1 tbsp
• Cardamom powder - a pinch
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Water - 2 cups

The preparation method:

Boil rice and moong dal in 2 cups of water. When the rice is almost cooked, add milk and cook till rice is mashed.

In a seperate pan,fry nuts and raisins in ghee.

Add this sauted nuts along with jaggery to the pongal and cook till nice pudding consistency is achieved.

Add chopped coconut ,cardamom powder,and saffron to the pongal.

If you feel the sweet pongal is thicker in consistency, add little more boiled water Or milk to it. 

If you feel the pongal is not sweet enough, you can add some grated jaggery or sugar at the end. That should work.

Add more ghee for a richer pongal.

Tasty Sweet Pongal is ready to be served.