Sarkkarai Pongal

Sarkkarai Pongal

Ingredients :
2 litres Milk
10 Almonds
1½ cups Newly Harvested Rice
1/4 cup Moong dal
15 Cashew Nuts
1½ cup Jaggery, grated
30 Kishmish
1/4 level-tsp Nutmeg Powder
1/4 tsp Saffron Crushed
1 tsp Cardamom Powder
2 tbsp Ghee

Method:

Chop almonds and cashew nuts and clean kishmish. Pour milk in the earthen pot called `Pongapani` and place it on fire.
When the milk starts boiling add rice and dal, after washing. As soon as the rice and dal are cooked to softness, add Jaggery and ghee.
Let cook on medium fire for some time and then put in almond and cashew nut bits, saffron nutrieg and cardamom powders.
Finally put in the Kishmis. Bring to one or two good boils