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Chakkara Pongal - South Indian Recipe


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Chakkara Pongal

Chakkara Pongal - Characteristic preparation of the Harvest festival, this sweet dish makes for an anytime eat.


  • 1 cup rice

  • ¼ cup moong dal

  • ½ cup jaggery

  • 2 cups milk

  • ½ cup ghee

  • 3 cloves

  • 2 cardamoms

  • 1 tsp nutmeg powder

  • ¼ cup cashews

  • ¼ cup raisins

  • edible camphor

Roast moong dal for a few minutes. Cook rice and moong dal along with water and milk till soft. Melt jaggery in a pan with little water. Strain to remove any impurities. Mix the jaggery with the cooked rice and moong dal mix in a pan and blend it together over a slow flame. Add most of the ghee and stir. In another pan, take a little ghee and fry cashews, raisins and cloves. Add them to the mixture. Pound nutmeg, cardamoms and edible camphor and garnish the chakkara pongal. Serve hot.

Chakkara Pongal - South Indian Recipes