Chakkara Pongal is a sweet delicacy prepared on festive and auspicious days like Durga pooja and Diwali. It is also served as prasadam in the temples of South India.
Ingredients :
1 cup Rice
11/2 cup Jaggery
3 tbsp Moong dal
½ cup Ghee
¼ tsp Cardamom powder
12 Cashew nuts
12 Raisins
A pinch Camphor (pacha karpooram) powder
A pinch Nutmeg powder (jajikaya powder)
4 cups Water.
Method :
1.Wash the rice and dal and add water and cook in the pressure cooker until 4 whistles.
2.In a pan add jaggery and pour little water and melt it. (the consistency can be tested by putting a drop of melted jaggery in a glass of water and the jaggery should settle down in a thick form).
3.Mix cooked rice and dal and jaggery and keep stirring on a low flame.
4.Add the ghee slowly and keep on stirring for atleast 4-5 mins. Till the ghee leaves the sides of the vessel. Put off the flame.
5.Mix well and add cardamom powder and camphor powder.
6.In a pan heat ghee to fry the nutmeg powder and add it to the pongal it gives a nice aroma.
7.Fry cashew nuts and raisins in ghee and when it turn golden brown add it to the chakkara pongal.
Sweet Chakkara Pongal is ready.
More Diwali recipes:
Puran Poli,Peanut Ladoo,Taramind Rice,Coconut Halwa,Ada Pradhamam,Phirni