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Sweet Pongal In Pressure Cooker | Sakkarai Pongal Recipe in cooker

Chitra

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In this post, I have shown how to make sweet pongal in pressure cooker easily. Usually I make aval payasam or moong dal payasam for Friday pooja. Today being Aadi velli, I made this sweet pongal ( Chakkara pongal/sakkarai pongal in Tamil) in a pressure cooker. You can make the same in instant pot too. I usually make sakkarai pongal for aadi velli, aadi perukku & thai pongal. For the other occasions, we make rice payasam mostly. 
I have already posted an authentic, traditional sakkarai/ sweet pongal about how to make sakkarai pongal in venkala paanai (pot). In this post, I have mentioned our usual method of making sweet pongal using pressure cooker. To make perfect sweet pongal, always use good quality raw rice & dark colored jaggery ( paagu vellam) to get the best results in color & taste. Its very flavourful , tastes similar to Kovil pongal/temple pongal and you’ll love it for sure. Try this & let me know dearies. 

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Sweet Pongal Recipe



Sweet Pongal Recipe Sweet Pongal recipe-Sakkarai pongal -How to make Temple style sweet pongal recipe at home using pressure cooker.

Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Sweets
Serves: 3
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes




INGREDIENTS
1 cup – 200ml OR 240ml
To pressure cook

  • Raw rice – 1/2 cup
  • Yellow Moong dal – 1 tbsp ( add 2 tbsp for more dal flavor)
  • Water – 2.5- 3 cups (varies as per the quality of rice)
  • Salt – a pinch

For syrup

  • Jaggery – 3/4 cup ( use 1 cup for more sweetness)
  • Water – 1/2 cup

For Flavor

  • Ghee – 3 tbsp
  • Cardamom – 2 nos
  • Edible camphor – A pinch
  • Jathikai / nutmeg – A pinch
  • Cloves – 2 nos
  • Cashewnuts – 5-7 nos
  • Raisins  / Dry grapes – 5 nos (optional , I dint use)
HOW TO MAKE SAKKARAI PONGAL IN PRESSURE COOKER – METHOD


  • In a kadai , heat 2 tsp of ghee and roast the cashews , raisins, cloves & jathikai. Powder the jathikkai and set aside.
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  • In the same ghee , roast the moong dal till golden brown with a nice aroma. Wash the roasted moong dal and set aside. 
  • In a pressure cooker base, take the washed rice & 3 cups of water. Add the roasted moong dal along with a pinch of salt. Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles till rice & dal turns mushy. Open the cooker & mash the rice , dal very well with a ladle..
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  • In the meanwhile , prepare jaggery syrup. In a wide bowl , take the jaggery with 1/2 cup of water and allow the jaggery to melt completely. Strain the impurities and again boil the syrup till it becomes frothy. Remove & add this syrup to the cooker.
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  • Mix well and add 2 tsp of ghee to avoid the pongal sticking to the bottom. Stir very well for 4-5 minutes till all the syrup gets mixed.
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  • Pongal will start to thicken and leave the sides of the cooker . At this stage add the remaining 2 tbsp of ghee and the roasted cloves , cardamom powder, edible camphor powder & roasted jathikai powder.. Mix well & switch off the stove. Initially it will look semi solid in consistency. But it will thicken as time proceeds. Before serving, you can reheat it adding little milk or water.
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    If your pongal looks dry when warm , add little ghee & milk , reheat it and serve ! It tastes divine !! Enjoy !


Note


  • Always add more ghee at the end for a nice flavour. It also makes the pongal soft & non sticky.
  • Use good quality ghee & rice for better flavour n taste. Adding jathikkai  & cloves gives a superb smell. Don’t skip it
  • Milk can be added if pongal looks dry or hard. But addition of milk reduces the shelf life, color will slightly change and also the sweetness gets reduced. For the above recipe you can add 1/4 cup of milk.
  • Use dark colored paagu vellam to get a nice color.



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Chitra

22 responses to “Sweet Pongal In Pressure Cooker | Sakkarai Pongal Recipe in cooker”
  1. chef and her kitchen Avatar
    chef and her kitchen

    Nice and delicious pongal…looks yumm

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  2. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    yummy sweet pongal

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  3. Raks Avatar
    Raks

    Yummu pongal, love it always inspite of the cooking process! 🙂

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  4. great-secret-of-life Avatar
    great-secret-of-life

    yummy pongal! so tempting

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  5. GEETHA ACHAL Avatar
    GEETHA ACHAL

    Yummy and tempting pics..Only on some occasion used to make it…But now after seeing the post Decided to make it today…

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  6. Menaga Sathia Avatar
    Menaga Sathia

    super tempting pongal!!

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  7. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    wow sweet pongal looks super delicious 🙂

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  8. Priya Anandakumar Avatar
    Priya Anandakumar

    super delicious sakkarai pongal…

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  9. Akila Avatar
    Akila

    wow what a tempting and perfect pongal…

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  10. Jeyashris Kitchen Avatar
    Jeyashris Kitchen

    Yummy sakkarai pongal.Looks super delicious.

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  11. VineelaSiva Avatar
    VineelaSiva

    Wow the pongal looks very inviting.Love to try and taste it.

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  12. Shanthi Avatar
    Shanthi

    awesome color..yummy pongal…

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  13. Rasi Avatar
    Rasi

    Looks very nice.. the kind we get in kovil. we were thinking whether to make this but settled down with the good old kesari 🙂

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  14. Sangeetha M Avatar
    Sangeetha M

    looks so divine, we too make it similar way with the addition of milk at the end…inviting pics dear!

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  15. Shree Avatar
    Shree

    sweet pongal is my fav ! am drooling here !

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  16. Sona Avatar
    Sona

    Lovely presentation. Pongal looks delicious.

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  17. Savi-Ruchi Avatar
    Savi-Ruchi

    beautiful color you have got there..I want some sweet pongal now 😀

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  18. Lifewithspices Avatar
    Lifewithspices

    naa urum sakkarai pongal.. love the pics

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  19. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    pongal looks so inviting with all those browned cashews on top, a must try 🙂

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  20. nandoos kitchen Avatar
    nandoos kitchen

    pongal looks very nice and delicious..

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  21. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    really yummy it looks..

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  22. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    Looks tasty….. Lovely click!!

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