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    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: January 12, 2012 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Chakra Pongali ~ Sankranthi Festival Special Recipes

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    Ingredients :
    • Raw Rice : 1 cup
    • Moong Dal : ½ cup
    • Sugar : 1 cup
    • Ghee : 3 tbsp + 1 tsp
    • A pinch of Edible Camphor ( Pachha Karpooram )
    • Cashews and Raisins

    Method :

    1. In a pan,
    heat a teaspoon of ghee on medium flame. Add and roast the moong dal
    until light golden color. Switch off the flame and set aside.

    2. Put the
    rinsed rice, roasted moong dal and 3 cups water in a pressure cooker and
    cook till 3 whistles.

    3. Turn off
    the flame and wait until the pressure go off.

    4. Heat the ghee in a pan. Add and fry the cashew nuts and raisins. Set aside when the
    nuts turn golden brown color.

    5. Mix the sugar and ½ cup of water in a
    vessel and cook on a low flame till the sugar melts.

    6. Now add the cooked
    rice, edible camphor, fried cashews, raisins and ghee and mix well.

    7.Cook for 5 minutes and switch off the flame. Serve and enjoy 🙂

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    1. faseela says

      January 13, 2012 at 5:02 pm

      lovely pongal

      Reply
    2. Deeps @ Naughty Curry says

      January 16, 2012 at 4:17 am

      beautiful pic, looks yummy with all that dry fruit. 🙂 happy pongal / sankranti to you too

      Reply
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