Is Sakkarai Pongal good for health?
No, it’s not healthy for most. Made from rice, yellow moong dal, jaggery, cashewnuts ghee and cardamom.
What is sweet pongal made of?
Sweet pongal is made with cooked rice and yellow moong lentils to which jaggery is added. Jaggery is Indian unrefined cane sugar and has a molasses-like flavor and taste.
How do you celebrate Pongal?
On this day, the freshly harvested rice is boiled in pots along with milk and jaggery till they overflow and spill. The ceremony captures the essence of the word Pongal which means to boil or overflow. The Sun God is offered this dessert before it’s served to the family members on banana leaves.
Can I make Chakkara Pongal recipe without moong dal?
My neighbor Sowjanya who taught me poornam boorelu shared her traditional way of making chakkara pongali recipe without moong dal. Yes, I used chana dal instead of moong dal. This chakkara pongal preparation is completely different from Tamil nadu sakkarai pongal.
How is Chakkara Pongal preparation different from Tamil Nadu Sakkarai?
This chakkara pongal preparation is completely different from Tamil nadu sakkarai pongal. In Tamil nadu style sweet pongal recipe, moong dal and jaggery is used. When Sowjanya told me to use chana dal and sugar, I was surprised to see the variation.
Can I make Chakkarai Pongal in pressure cooker?
This sweet pongal is made on the first day of the Tamil of “Thai” for the harvest festival. It is made using freshly harvested rice from the fields along with jaggery to sweeten it and with spices like cardamom, camphor, nutmeg to make it more flavourful. During the recent years, I have stopped making chakkarai pongal in Pressure cooker.
How to make sweet pongal?
How to make sweet pongal. When the pressure releases, open the cooker and mash the rice & dal lightly. Next filter jaggery syrup to the cooked rice & dal. Add 1/8 teaspoon green cardamom powder. Mix and cook on a medium flame till the jaggery syrup blends well with rice. It should begin to bubble up well.