SWEET PONGAL

WISHING ALL MY READERS A VERY HAPPY PONGAL !!!!

Kolams drawn in front of the house on PONGAL festival.

I would like to share this link which gives a complete description of the festival.
http://www.pongalfestival.org/


 Sweet pongal is a sweet dish prepared on PONGAL festival. 
Pongal is  the harvest festival celebrated in India.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup rice
1 cup green gram dal/moong dal
1 cup fresh grated coconut
2 cups gur/jaggery
1/2 cup ghee
cashewnuts and raisins
cardamom powder

METHOD

• Heat 2 tbsp of ghee and roast the dal to a golden brown colour. 
• Add the rice. Mix well.
  
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• Add about 5 cups of water and pressure till the rice becomes soft.
  
• Heat 1 sp of ghee and add the dry fruits.
• Add the rice dal mixture, grated coconut , jaggery and ghee.
  
• Keep mixing on a medium flame till it forms a semi solid mass.
  
• Sprinkle cardamom powder and mix well.
• Serve hot.

  

  ENJOY HOT SWEET PONGAL

HESARUBELE PAYASA/ MOONGDAL KHEER

INGREDIENTS
1 cup moong dal(split green gram)
1 tbsp ghee( clarified butter)
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup water
sugar 8-10 tbsp or as per your requirement
cashew nuts and raisins
cardamom powder for flavour

PREPARATION

• Wash the green gram dal and completely drain out the water.
• Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan and roast the dal till it turns to a golden brown colour
• Add milk and water and cook the dal till it becomes soft.
• Add sugar and mix well and bring to a boil.
• Add milk if required.
• Fry the cashewnuts and then the raisins in a tsp of ghee and add to the kheer.
• Add cardamom powder and serve.

WHEAT FLOUR HALWA

INGREDIENTS

1 cupwheat flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup ghee
1cup water
a few almonds sliced
cardamom powder for flavour


PREPARATION

Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan and  add cashew nut pieces and wheat flour and fry the wheat flour till it turns brown and gives a nice aroma.

Add sugar and water and mix well without any lumps.

 Cover and cook on a low flame till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
(Stir at regular intervals to avoid formation of lumps.)
Garnish with cardamom powder and almonds