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Sakkarai Pongal

Traditional 8. Sakkarai Pongal recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Rice (75g) | Moong dal (50g) | Jaggery (150g) | Ghee (30ml) | Cardamom (3g crushed) | Cashews (30g) | Raisins (20g) | Salt (2g) | Water (1.5 cups)

👩‍🍳 How to make Sakkarai Pongal

1. Cook rice + moong dal + salt in water until soft grains (20 mins)
2. Heat ghee, fry cashews until golden (2 mins)
3. Add raisins, fry 1 min
4. Add cooked rice + dal to ghee
5. Crush jaggery into small bits, add to rice
6. Fold continuously over low heat 3 mins
7. Jaggery melts, rice gains golden gloss
8. Add cardamom
9. Serve warm
10. Sweet sticky pongal, nutty-caramel aroma
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