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Pongal festival is being celebrated in South India.
People make a lot of sweet dish Sakkarai or Chakra Pongal on Pongal.
Chakra Pongal is made from rice, jaggery, yellow moong dal.
Sakkarai Pongal Recipe: These days the festival of Pongal is being celebrated with great pomp in South India. This festival, which started from January 15, is celebrated for four days. Pongal festival is mainly celebrated in Tamil Nadu. This festival has special significance among Tamil people. People clean the houses on this festival. Makes a variety of dishes. Sun God is worshiped in this festival. Let’s offer Arghya to them. Actually, Makar Sankranti itself is known as Pongal in South India. Sakkarai Pongal or Sweet Pongal is also prepared by many people during this four-day festival. Sweet Pongal is a sweet dish, which is widely prepared on Pongal festival. Sakkarai Pongal is prepared by adding rice, jaggery, ghee, dry fruits. Let us know what are the ingredients needed to make Sakkarai Pongal and what is its method.
Ingredients to make Sakkarai Pongal
Yellow moong dal – 1/4 cup
Rice – 1 cup
Jaggery – 250 grams
Raisins-10-15
Cashew – 2 tbsp
Almonds – 1 tbsp
Milk – 1-2 cups
Pure Ghee – 1/4 cup
Small cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
Water – 4 1/2 cups
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How to make Sakkarai Pongal
First of all, put half a cup of water in a pan on the gas. Now put jaggery in it. When it melts well, take it off the flame. Now put yellow moong dal in another pan and fry it. Roast it on low flame for about 2 minutes. Now in another pan, add four and a half cups of water to make rice. Before this wash the rice thoroughly with water. Now put the rice in water. After it starts boiling, add roasted moong dal to it.
When the rice water dries up, it will be cooked and ready. Now put milk in it. You can also add coconut milk to it. Play it well. Filter the jaggery water and put it in it. Cook it for 5-7 minutes. Now put cardamom powder in it. Add ghee in a pan and roast cashews, raisins, almonds. Now put the roasted dry fruits in the rice. You can also put one spoon of ghee in it. Tasty and very easy Chakra Pongal or Sakkarai Pongal is ready. You can sweeten the mouth of your guests with this sweet dish.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 16, 2023, 19:05 IST
