Desserts
Kalkandu Pongal Recipe
Prep Time | 5 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
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Ingredients
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Boil milk and rice in a pressure cooker along with moong dal for one whistle (approx. 12 minutes).
- After the steam has been released, open the pressure cooker and mash the rice well.
- Crush the rock sugar to smaller pieces and powder it using a grinder or food mixer.
- With the rice on medium flame in the pressure cooker, add the sugar allowing it to melt and stir in a tablespoon of ghee.
- Roast the cashews, clove, and nutmeg and powder the nutmeg and cardamom separately.
- Add it to the rice along with the saffron strands.
- When the rice turns thick, add the remaining ghee and roasted cashews and stir well.
- Remove from flame and allow it to cool. The mixture will begin to thicken once cooled.
- Serve with a tablespoon of ghee and enjoy!