Chakkarai pongal is mostly used as neivedhyam - offering to God. A mix of jaggery, rice and dal makes it really tasty. People who avoid sugar due to health reasons like this dessert as jaggery makes it healthier than refined sugar.
1 cup rice (jeera samba or any short grained rice), 1/2 cup moong dal, 1 1/2 cups jaggery syrup, few pods of cardamom, ghee, raisins, cashews.
Syrup : Heat sauce pan, add grated jaggery / small pieces of jaggery with little water. Stir until is dissolves. Strain and keep aside.
Roast rice and dal. Wash and pressure cook until soft. Heat a sauce pan and mix both rice and syrup on low heat, add atleast 5-8 tbsp of ghee little by little until well blended. Garnish with toasted raisins and cashews. The more the ghee the tastier it is but, it is a personal choice.
1 cup rice (jeera samba or any short grained rice), 1/2 cup moong dal, 1 1/2 cups jaggery syrup, few pods of cardamom, ghee, raisins, cashews.
Syrup : Heat sauce pan, add grated jaggery / small pieces of jaggery with little water. Stir until is dissolves. Strain and keep aside.
Roast rice and dal. Wash and pressure cook until soft. Heat a sauce pan and mix both rice and syrup on low heat, add atleast 5-8 tbsp of ghee little by little until well blended. Garnish with toasted raisins and cashews. The more the ghee the tastier it is but, it is a personal choice.
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