Sweet Pongal / Chekkara pingal

 Sweet Pongal / Chekkara pingal 

Use the same measuring cup for all ingredients ( I used 1/2 cup measuring cup)

Set 1:

Rice – 1 cup

Moong dal – 1 cup

Ghee -1 tsp

Water 6 cups

Set 2

Cashews – few

Raisings – few

Ghee – tbsp.

Set 3

Milk – ½ cup

Saffron – few strands

Set 4

Palm sugar/Cane sugar – 1 cup

Water – 1 cup

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

 

Preparation : 

1. Set 1 -  Wash rice and moong dal and add 6 cups of water, 1 tbsp of ghee and give 4 whistles and keep aside

2. Set 2- Fry cashews and raisins in ghee and keep them aside.

3. Set 3 - Soak saffron in milk and keep aside.

 

Method:

1.       Heat water in a pan and add sugar from set 4 and wait till it's a rolling boil.

2.       Now add cooked rice, dal mixture, fried cashews, raisins, saffron milk, cardamom powder and mix well

3.       Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes on low flame. Keep mixing in-between.