Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Chakkarai Pongal - Maarghazhi Special.



Ingredients:
1. Rice - 90 gms
2. Green gram Dhal /Moong Dhal - 60 gms
3. Jaggery - 400-450 gms
4. Dry fruits- chopped
5. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Ghee - 4-5 tbsp

Method:
1. Mix rice and Dhal in a bowl. Wash the rice and dhal mixture well until the water runs clear.
2. Add 125 gms of milk and 375 gms of water to the washed rice and dhal and pressure cook it in High flame for 7-8 whistles.
Cooked rice and dhal mixture looks like below.
3. While it is still hot, mash it well with a ladle. Make sure there are no lumps. 
4. Take the jaggerey in a bowl and add water until it submerges. Cook on stove top.

5. Allow it to boil until the Jaggery melts completely. This is done to remove the impurities in jaggery if any. 


6. Take a big wok and fry the chopped cashews, Almond and Raisins


7. In the same wok, filter the boiled Jaggery mixture and bring it to a boil.

8. Allow it to boil for 5 minutes , while stirring continuously.

9. Allow it to boil until Jaggery syrup reaches the below consistency. The syrup should be thick enough until it coats the ladle thick,

10. Now add the mashed rice and dhal mixture a little at once , as you keep stirring continuously.

11. Once the rice mixture is added in batches , mix well until the jaggery syrup mixes with rice completely.

12. Allow it to boil. After a couple of minutes, add the cardamom powder.

13. Add three tablespoons of  ghee. 

 14. Mix well until the ghee incorporates well.
15. Add the dry fruits.

 16. Mix well and the rest of the two tablespoons of Ghee.
17. Serve Hot.




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