Sarkarai Pongal using Moong dal

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup rice
• 1/4 Cup Moong dal
• 2 Cup Jaggery
• 2 - 4 Cardamom
• 10 - 12 Cashew nuts
• 1/2 Coconut
• 1/2 Cup ghee
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1 Small tin evaporated milk (optional)

Method:

• Keep washed rice and dal in a pressure cooker. Add 1 1/2 cups of water and 1 cup milk and cook
• Pour some water and put jaggery in that and let it dissolve in the water.
• Filter the jaggery water and allow it to boil for 2 minutes. Now add mashed cooked rice and mix well
• Add some ghee in that. Mix well. Let it cook in jaggery water for a while.
• Make coconut in to small pieces.
• Pour some ghee in a pan and fry cashew nuts and coconut pieces.
• Add them in the sweet pongal. Mix well. When it becomes thick remove from the fire.
• If you want to add evaporated milk add it while you add the cooked rice. This will be more tasty.
• Serve hot or cold as per your wish.

Notes:

• You can add shredded coconut in the pongal without frying in ghee.

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