Bellam pongali(Sweet rice,Jaggery Rice,Pongali)

Thursday, October 30, 2008


Pongali (Food Of The Gods) is a sweet dish which is prepared as an offering to God in almost every home in Andhra on most special occasions and festivals.

Ingredients:-

1 cup Rice

1/2 cup Mung dal (Pesara Pappu)

2 cups Milk

2 cup Water

1 cup jaggery

3 Cardamom - grounded

1/4 cup Ghee

10-15 Cashewnuts

1/4 cup Coconut pieces.

1 tbs raisins

Wash rice,Mung dal and Add water and milk slowly and cook on low heat ..Cook until the rice is soft and the mixture looks thick. Now add jaggery and cardamom powder.Cook till jaggery dissloves and mix well.Heat ghee in a pan and add cashew nuts. Fry for 1-2 mts till the cashewnuts turn light brown and Add raisins and stir for a few seconds.Add this along with the remaining ghee to the cooked Rice.and add cocount pices and mix well and Remove from the heat...

Serve hot or cool..

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