Thai Pongal Recipe : Sweet Milk Jaggery Pongal / Pal Sakkarai Pongal

Ingredients :

Raw Rice / Pachai Arisi - 1 cup Jaggery - 1 cup Green Gram (Skinless & Split)  - 1/2 cup Milk - 2 cup Cashewnuts - 20 nos Raisins - 20 nos Crushed Cardamom - 3 nos Ghee - 3 tbsp Water - 3 cup

Method :

First Roast Cashewnut and Raisins with 2 tsp of Ghee and Keep aside.

In a Pot, boil Milk and Water. Add washed Raw Rice and Green Gram, cook for 20 - 25 mins in low flame, stir continuously to avoid sticking to the bottom and burning until Rice cook. Add Jaggery, stir well until melts. (If the jaggery contains impurities, make syrup with 1/4cup of water, filter and then use.)

Add crushed Cardamom, roasted Cashewnuts and Raisins. Stir well. Finally add Ghee and stir well, turn off stove and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Methu Vadai \ Urad Dal Vadai.