BROKEN WHEAT SWEET PONGAL RECIPE

Feb 13, 2023
By Mary Anthony
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BROKEN WHEAT SAKKARAI PONGAL / CRACKED WHEAT SWEET PONGAL / GODHUMAI RAVA SAKKARAI PONGAL

BY SHWETA GALINDE

INGREDIENTS

Broken wheat – 1 cup
Moong dal – 4 tbsp
Water – 3 cup
Grated Jaggery – 1 3/4 to 2 cup or as per taste
Ghee – 6 or 7 tbsp
Cashew and rasins for garnish
Hot milk or hot water – ½ cup
Nutmeg pwdr –a pinch
Elaichi pwdr – 1/2 tsp
Cloves -2 or 3
Salt a pinch

PREPARATION

1 – Roast the dal and wheat separately till it becomes hot in a pressure cooker with 1/2 tsp ghee [it should not change colour]. Roasting is optional – you can directly wash and cook the dal + wheat .

Wash and pressure cook the wheat + dal + pinch of salt + 3 cup water upto 1 or 2 whistles till it becomes mushy. NOTE – cooking time depends on the size of broken wheat . Fine daliya can be cooked in open pot also .

Mix and mash well with a ladle and keep it aside.

2 – Heat the jaggery with enough water to immerse it.Boil till the jaggery completely dissolves without any lump. Strain the impurities and keep it aside.

METHOD

Add the jaggery syrup to the cooked wheat and mix well.

Add ½ cup of hot milk or water + elaichi pwdr + nutmeg pwdr and mix well. Adjust water as per the consisitency you want .

Heat ghee and roast the cashew till golden colour + fry the raisins till they puff up + the clove .

Pour it over the hot pongal and give a mix.

Pongal is ready for naivedyam or serve it .

NOTES

Be generous while adding ghee and use a good quality one.
Coconut milk adds more flavour.
The colour of the Pongal depends upon the jaggery.
You can also add a pinch of edible camphor pwdr.
Boil the jaggery till it dissolves ,don’t over cook till sticky consistency it has to be watery.
After cooling pongal thickens,you can add hot milk and mix well .
Instead of pressure cooker you can use any pan.