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Sweet pongal

Sweet pongal is a desert dish which is hugely popular in southern India and is usually made during ugadi festival.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup rice
  • ¼ cup split yellow lentils
  • 3 cup water
  • ¾ cup jaggery
  • 4 Tbsp ghee or clarified butter
  • 10 whole cashew
  • 2 Tbsp raisins
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder
  • 2 tsp of dry coconut pieces

Method
 

  1. Soak rice and yellow lentils for 15 min.
  2. After 15 min, in a pressure cooker add both rice, lentils and 2½ cups of water. Cook until 4-5 whistles or until completely cooked. Set aside.
  3. In a pan, add 2 tsp of ghee or clarified butter, fry the coconut pieces, cashews and raisins until light golden brown. Make sure they don't get burnt.
  4. Take a deep bottomed vessel, add the cooked rice and lentils, jaggery, sugar and gently mix on medium to low heat to melt and combine the sugar and jaggery with rice mixture.
  5. Add 3 Tbsp of clarified butter, cardamom powder, raisins and cashews to the mixture and mix well.
  6. Turn off the heat and the desert is ready.