Traditional
Sakkarai Pongal
: A Sweet, Festive South Indian Dessert

Name: Traditional ~Sakkarai Pongal~: A Sweet, Festive South Indian Dessert
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Easy
Ingredients: ½ cup Raw rice, rinsed; 2 tbsp Moong dal; ½ - ¾ cup Jaggery; 2 ½ cups Water; 3 tbsp Ghee; a pinch Salt; 4 Cashews; 1 tbsp Raisin; ¼ tsp Cardamom powder; 1 Clove; a pinch Nutmeg powder

35 mins

Cooking Time

Easy

Difficulty

Ingredients

Veg + Dairy

Diet

Sakkarai pongal is a traditional South Indian dessert made primarily from rice, lentils, and jaggery and served during the festival of Pongal. Sakkarai, also known as chakkara in Tamil, is supposed to celebrate the abundance of harvest. Thus, it’s first offered to the deity before being distributed as prasad. It’s a creamy, sweet dish that carries the scent of nostalgia, comfort, and festivity.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

½ cup Raw rice, rinsed

2 tbspMoong dal

½ - ¾ cupJaggery

2 ½ cupsWater

3 tbsp Ghee

a pinchSalt

4Cashews

1 tbspRaisin

¼ tspCardamom powder

1Clove

a pinchNutmeg powder

Sakkarai Pongal

Traditional Sakkarai Pongal: A Sweet, Festive South Indian Dessert

Ingredients

Traditional
Sakkarai Pongal
: A Sweet, Festive South Indian Dessert