The month of Shravan (5th month of the Hindu calendar) is one of the most auspicious months here in India. It also brings along number of festivals, Rakhi Purnima being one of them.
The festival of Rakshabandhan (as it is called in the Northern parts of
India) or Rakhi purnima (as it is called in Maharshtra) celebrates the special bond of love between brothers and sisters.A rakhi (beautiful silk thread) is tied by the sister on her brothers wrist.
Like all other festivals of India, this festival is incomplete without festivities and festive food.Though not the traditional Rakhi recipe,this Rakhi I am serving Sweet Sakkar Pongal to my brother through this blog:
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice
- xbd cup moong dal yellow roasted
- 2 xbd cups milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp coconut dry powder roasted
- 1 cup jaggery water dissolved in little (proportion can be changed depending on the sweetness required)
- 2 tbsps ghee
- xbc tsp Cardamom powder
- strands saffron of few warmed and crushed,
- golden raisins ghee 15-20 fried in
- 8 - 10 cashewnuts ghee sliced and fried in
Servings: portion
Instructions
- Wash and drain the rice and roasted yellow moong dal.
- Pressure cook the rice and moong dal with 2 xbd cups milk and 1 cup water.
- In a heavy bottom pan heat 2tbsp ghee.
- Add the roasted coconut powder. Now add the dissolved jaggery and cook for a few minutes.
- Add the cooked rice and moong dal mixture.
- Cook nicely till water evaporates and the colour of mixture turns into a beautiful brown.
- Add cardamom powder,crushed saffron strands, golden raisins and cashewnut slices.
- Serve hot or cold.
Nice blog here. Keep up the good work.
@thanks Shilpa.
Muhaaaaaaaaah..
Now I can pester you about recipes Madhuli..stating now..
Can you post that Poha recipe that Suchita makes?
Heyyy Madhuli ya can access your blog now:)I too love sweet pongal and yours also has a nice colour, mine always takes a light golden colour of jaggery.Thanks for your wishes !
Mmmmm……. yummy.
@Thanks pushpa
Madhuli, dropped in for the first time…Happy Raksha Bandhan!! Wow! I feel like eating some sweet pongal off u’r screen!! I love anything sweet!!
@Thanks Shynee and thanks for ur wishes too.
Sweet Pongal is my favorite dish….
Ur blog is great and very interesting…
Do visit my blog & feel free to drop any suggestion or comments…
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http://www.raksha-bandhan.com/