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Kalkandu Pongal Recipe
Sweet Pongal made with Sugar Candy (Kalkandu). Traditional Recipe for Pongal Festival.
Recipe Developed, Cooked and clicked by : Divya Prakash
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Yield : 2-3 servings
Ingredients :
- Rice : 1/2 cup
- Moong dal : 2 tablespoons
- Water : 2 cups
- Milk : 1 cup
- Kalkandu (Sugar Candy) : 3/4 -1 cup
- Cardamom : 4-5 nos.
- Ghee : about 3 tablespoons
- Cashews : 7-8 nos.
- Raisins : 10-12 nos.
Instructions :
- In a pressure cooker, roast the moong dal till slight aroma comes and then add the washed rice and 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Then after the pressure is released, mash the rice well and add about 1 cup of milk and mix well and place the cooker on the stove and turn it on. Cook till the rice starts to thicken.
- In the mean time, powder the sugar candy and add it to the rice and mix well.
- Remove the cardamom seeds, discard the skin and powder the seeds with a tablespoon of sugar. Then add the powdered cardamom to the rice and mix well.
- Then fry the cashews and raisins in ghee and add it to the rice and mix well. Kalkandu pongal is ready to serve.
Notes :
- You can make this pongal without adding milk too. In that case you can increase the water quantity by additional 1/2 cup.
- If you are using diamond kalkandu, powdering kalkandu is optional. You can add them as is and they will melt. But powdering will speed up the process.
- While cooking maintain the heat in low-medium only, to avoid the pongal getting burnt at the bottom.
- For additional flavor, you can add few saffron strands and pinch of edible camphor too.
Nice clicks.super delicious.Happy Pongal.
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ReplyDeleteLooks so nice. I too made it last week but couldn't post it :)
ReplyDeleteHappy pongal aks... very delicious and yummy pongal with festive mood...
ReplyDeleteyummy pongal dear
ReplyDeleteI like the change of rock sugar for this delicious dish.
ReplyDeleteVery delicious and beautifully made kalkandu pongal...
ReplyDeleteIniya pongal nal vaazhthukkal. pongal looks too tempting.
ReplyDeletehappy pongal dear....looks tempting
ReplyDeleteI too like to add Milk to my sweet pongal...delicious Pongal but i love pongal with jaggery more than this one :)
ReplyDeletemay be next time will try for blog sake ;)
Super tempting and delicious pongal...
ReplyDeletepongal wishes to you dear, tempting kalkandu pongal!!!
ReplyDeletehappy maatu pongal dear :) pongal just looks so yummy , i feel like garbing that bowl full of delicious pongal right away and finish them :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Pongal dear......looks awesome and droolworthy....
ReplyDeleteI am yet to try this pongal, looks very delicious..
ReplyDeleteAwesome pongal da looks so inviting and I have never tasted it :) coming soon will try
ReplyDeleteLovely presentation.. great job :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful looking bowl of pongal :) Hope you had a great pongal.
ReplyDeleteyummy pongal...
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