Name: Chakara Pongal Prasadam recipe by Reena Andavarapu at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Rice - 1 cup; Split Moong dal - a handful; Sugar - 1 cup; Milk - 4 cups; Ghee - 1/2 cup; Cardamom powder - 1 tsp; Almonds and whole cashews (a handful)

ABOUT Chakara Pongal Prasadam RECIPE

Traditional sweet pongal, delicious and easy to prepare

Ingredients Serving: 4

Rice - 1 cup
Split Moong dal - a handful
Sugar - 1 cup
Milk - 4 cups
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Almonds and whole cashews (a handful)

Instructions

Dry roast moong dal dark brown. Add it to the measured rice
Wash the rice and dal together
Now put It in a cooker
Add the milk to it
Cover and cook for 5 whistles
Keep it for few mins reducing the gas.
Now put off the gas and keep aside
Take a pan and add the ghee and cashews
Stir till nicely roasted
Keep aside
Open the lid of the cooker and mash the cooked rice and dal with the backside of a ladle
Add the cardamom powder and sugar
Now add the roasted nuts along with the ghee
Mix well.
Ready to serve

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