THINAI SAKKARAI PONGAL I FOXTAIL MILLET SWEET PONGAL I MILLET RECIPES

Sweet pongal or kovil sakkarai pongal is my all time favourite. I have shared the kovil version for last pongal. Today I have tried thinai (foxtail millet) sweet pongal for my mom and dad wedding anniversary.

Happy Anniversary appa n amma… J

I planned to make Neapolitan cakes for them, but my mom not much fan for cakes but dad is very big fan of cakes… So, I decided to make both of them favorite food. They both love millets especially thinai, and what next I cooked the delicious thinai sakkarai pongal and its healthy too…

 

Category	Dessert
Cuisine	South Indian
Preparation Time	20 Minutes
Cooking Time	20 Minutes
Servings	4

Source – My Own

INGREDIENTS

Thiani/Foxtail millet – 1 Cup

Moong dal – ½ Cup

Water – 3 Cup + 2 Tbsp (For jaggery)

Jaggery, small pieces – 1 ½ Cup

Ghee – 3 Tbsp

Cashew nuts – 10

Raisins – 10

Cardamom powder – ¾ Tsp  

Dry ginger powder – A pinch

Nutmeg powder – A Pinch

Pacha karpooram (Edible Camphor) – A Pinch

Salt – ¼ Tsp

METHOD

• Dry roast the moong dal and thinai for 2 minutes on low flame.

• Wash and soak it for 15 minutes.
• Heat 2 Tbsp ghee in pan; roast the cashew nuts and raisins and keep it aside.

• Pressure cooks the mixture with 3 cups of water till 2 whistles and switch off the flame.
• Now add 1 Tbsp of water to the jaggery and make syrup till the jaggery melts completely and filter the syrup and keep it aside.

• Mash the cooked rice well with ladle.
• Now add the dry ginger, nutmeg, cardamom and edible camphor to the mixture and mix it well.

• Add ghee roasted cashew nuts and raisins then add 2 Tbsp of ghee to the pongal and mix it well.

• Serve it hot…J

NOTE

• Don’t add too much of nutmeg powder, 2 ½ Cup rice needs 1 Tsp of nutmeg powder only.
• Dry roast is optional, but it gives unique flavour to the pongal.
• Edible camphor is optional; but it gives kovil pongal flavor.
• The color of the pongal will depends on color of jaggery, if you use dark jaggery the pongal will be in good brown color. 

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