sakkarai pongal recipe

 sakkarai pongal recipe is very famous and traditional in tamilnadu as well as andhra states in a common  recipe for break fast and festivals

sakkarai pongal recipe is also a healthy dish for any one 

Ingredients to prepare sakkarai pongal recipe:

1 cup - milk
1/2 cup - raw rice
1/2 cup - grated jaggery
3 tbsp - split green lentil (moong dal)
3 to 4 tbsp - cashews
1/2 tsp - cardamom powder
1/4 tsp - nutmeg powder
pinch - saffron
1 to 2 tbsp - dried raisins

Method  to prepare sakkarai pongal recipe :

    Wash and clean lentil and rice together and place in a vessel.
    Add 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup water and pressure cook for 10-15min until cooked. (about 4-5 whistles)
    Meanwhile in some ghee roast cashews and raisins and just before removing from the heat add saffron,cardamom and nutmeg.
    Add the jaggery to the cooked to the lentil-rice mixture.
    Mix well until combined. Add the cashew and raisin mixture and stir until combined. that ready your sakkarai pongal recipe .Drizzle it with some ghee and serve.

Note :
If the rice-lentil mixture is dry, add some melted ghee/warm milk to the mixture until it comes to the consistency of your liking