Sankranthi special - Chakkara Pongali

Chakkara Pongali

Ingredients

1 cup Rice

4 tbsp Green gram dal

Water -5 cups (4 cups for ven pongal and 1 cup for jaggery)

Cashew nuts -10

4 tbsp Ghee

1/2 tsp Cardamom powder

1 ¼ cup Jaggery

Method

Grate the jaggery, add one cup of water and heat for 2 minutes till it gets melt. Mix it well till.

Add rice to it and again heat for 3 minutes. Add Cashew nuts and cardamom powder and mix it well again.

Add the cardamom powder and roasted cashews for flavour and mix well.

Now it is ready to eat.

Rice Kheer Recipe - Sankarathri Special

Rice Kheer Recipe

Ingredients

5 cups Milk

1/2 cup Long-grained rice

2 tbsp Almond powder

1 tsp Cardamom powder

A pinch of Saffron

1 tin Condensed milk

Sugar to taste

Method

Cook rice in a pressure pan with enough water, till soft. Drain and mash.

Heat milk to a thick and creamy consistency.

Add condensed milk, mashed rice, sugar, almond powder, cardamom powder and saffron.

Cook till creamy.

Serve hot with puris.