Sweet Pongal / Chekkara pingal

 

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 – 1/2 cup

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Water -5 cups

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Set 2

Jaggery - 2.5 cups

Water - 1/4 cup

Set 3

Glee - 1/2 cup

Raisins / dry Coconut pieces / Cashews - 1/2 cup

Set 4

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Ghee - 1 tbsp

 

Preparation : 

1. Set 1 -  Wash rice and moong dal and drain the water and keep aside. 

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:

Cooking rice and dal

1.Heat a pan and add, 2 tbsps ghee.

2. Now add rice and dal and roast well on low flame until a nice smell.

3. Now add water and salt and cook till rice is cooked nicely and water should be evaporated and keep aside.

Now for pakaam - 

4. Now take a pan and add set 2 ingredients like jagerry, water and let it boil nicely on medium flame.

5. Now strain the melted Jagerry and transfer again to dish and cook for a boil on low flame.

Frying in mixed nuts -

6. Now in another pan, add set 3 ingredients and fry till golden brown.

7. when they are turning brown, add cloves and fry for a min.

8. Now add nuts mixture to Pakaam and mix well and switch off pakkam pan.

Final step

9. Add rice mixture to pakkam and put the flame on medium and mix well for 5 mins.

10. Now add Set 4 ingredients and mix well for a min and switch off the stove and serve.