Name: Sakarai pongal recipe by Rita Arora at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp - cashew , pista, almonds; 1 Cup Jaggery; 3 Cups Milk; 1/2 cup Moong Dal; 1 tbsp raisins; 1 cup rice; 1 Pinch saffron; 4 cup water

ABOUT Sakarai pongal RECIPE

Sakarai Pongal is a sweet and buttery porridge-like dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for the Makar Sankranti.

Ingredients Serving: 6

2 tbsp - cashew , pista, almonds
1 Cup Jaggery
3 Cups Milk
1/2 cup Moong Dal
1 tbsp raisins
1 cup rice
1 Pinch saffron
4 cup water

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp ghee , saut the dry fruits and keep aside.
Wash and boil rice and moong dal with 4 cups of water when the rice is almost cooked add milk and cook till rice is mashy. Add sauted nuts and add jaggery and cook till nice pudding consistency add chopped coconut and saffron.
Garnish with dry fruits and serve chilled.

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