Thursday, February 4, 2021

Sweet Pongal


Ingredients:
  1. Sona Masoori Rice/Raw Rice - 1/2 cup
  2. Moong Dal - 1/4 cup
  3. Jaggery grated - 1 cup
  4. Cardamom powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  5. Ghee - 2 tablespoon
  6. Cashews - 10 no.
  7. Raisins - 2 tablespoon
  8. Salt a pinch
Method:
  1. Rinse rice and moong dal in water. Strain the water completely.
  2. Heat a pressure cooker and dry roast rice and moong dal for around 5 min until it turns out aromatic.
  3. Add 3 cups of water and pressure cook for 4 whistles.
  4. Meanwhile, take a saucepan and add grated jaggery and 1/2 cup water. Boil till the jaggery melts and turn off the stove.
  5. Strain the jaggery syrup to remove any impurities. 
  6. Once the pressure subsides in the cooker, slightly mash the rice and dal mixture.
  7. Add the jaggery syrup and mix thoroughly. Add cardamom powder and a pinch of salt to balance the sweet. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  8. Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a small pan and roast cashews and raisins. Add this mixture to pongal and serve hot. 



"Warm Desserts" was the theme for the January 2021 "Shhhhh Cooking Secretly" event. The theme was suggested by Rafeeda who blogs at "The Big Sweet Tooth". Do check her blog for a collection of delicious recipes. Some of the eye-catching ones include: "Easy Lime Cake", "Apple Crisp" and "Eggless Fruit Cake"

My partner for this month is Priya Iyer who blogs at 'The World Through My Eyes'. Check out her 'Carrot Kheer' and 'Omapodi'. Priya suggested jaggery and rice as my secret ingredient and I made this sweet pongal. I gave her raisins and sugar and she made a delicious Strawberry Rava Kesari. Do check visit her blog to get the recipe. 



18 comments:

  1. Sweet pongal with rice and lentils is a flavorful amd filling treat any day.Ypur version looks so creamy , perfect winter treat.

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  2. Earlier I didn't use to like pongal. But now it has grown on me. This version looks delicious.. I will try it out . Never tried this at home before. Will tell you how it turned out.

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  3. I love sweet pongal, and yours looks so lovely! This is a relatively healthy sweet treat, so satisfying and comforting.

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  4. Sweet Pongal looks so delicious and tempting me to make some tomorrow. Consistency of the Pongal is perfect.

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  5. Sweet pongal is one of my favourite dessert. Loved your easy to make and well explained recipe. A healthy treat for everyone. Pongal looks super tempting.

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  6. I love sweet pongals, it is a very homey and earthy dessert, isn't it? Your bowl looks so delicious...

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  7. Delicious looking sweet Pongal, Anu. So tempting. I've yet to try making sweet pongal at home. Your recipe is tempting me to do so.

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  8. Delicious looking sweet Pongal, Anu. So tempting. I've yet to try making sweet pongal at home. Your recipe is tempting me to do so.

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  9. I do not like sweets with rice much, but this sweet pongal looks absolutely delicious and I would love to try this soon. Like that you have used jaggery here so much healthier too.

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  10. Sweet pongal looks absolutely divine. I just love it. The ghee and cardamom flavours make it so delicious.

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  11. Sweet pongal looks very divine and delicious. One of the main sweet recipe prepared during festival, i like it's divine aroma and taste of cashews in it.

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  12. I love sweet Pongal and yours's looks so delicious and I fell like grabbing the bowl. I can have this sweet Pongal any time.

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  13. Delicious and definitely healthy sweet pongal. Definitely a healthy option for a dessert. I will love sweet pongal anyday.

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  14. Sweet Pongal looks so delish. Perfect treat for the cold winters. Looks so rich and creamy.

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  15. this sweet pongal looks much delicious and tempting too.
    I am yet to make this simple and rich dish !

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  16. Sweet pongal is such a traditional recipe that screams out south indian comfort. Your image makes me crave for some today. So good.

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  17. Sweet Pongal rice looks so creamy and rich.. will love to try out your recipe as I have never made it at home.

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