Saturday, January 15, 2011

Brown Rice Sakkarai Pongal - Pongalo Pongal

Wishing you all a happy pongal wishes!!!..After trying out a varieties of sweet and savoury pongals, am here with a delicious,healthy sweet pongal prepared with brown rice,moongdal along with jaggery..This pongal is really very quick to prepare as i went for pressure cooking the rice and dal together and finally cooking them in a jaggery syrup with cardamom powder and roasted cashew nuts,ghee...Needless to say that this pongal vanished within few minutes,yep we loved the warm sweet pongal and enjoyed  it..

Check Srivalli,Reva,Monika,PJ,Veena,PriyaVaasu,Azeema,Jay,AyeeshaSoumya for their yummy recipes as we are running blogging marathon..

Brown rice sweet pongal

1cup Brown rice
1/2cup Moongdal
1/2tsp Cardamom powder
3/4cup Jaggery
2tbsp Ghee
Few roasted cashew nuts

Cook the brown rice,moongdal together in pressure cooker with 3 cups of water upto 3 whistles, meanwhile heat the jaggery powder with quarter cup of water,turn as a thick syrup, strain this syrup and keep aside..Once the steam gets released, mix the jaggery syrup along with the cooked rice-dal mixture,cardamom powder, ghee and roasted cashew nuts,cook until the mixture gets thickens..

Enjoy warm!

34 comments:

Pia said... Reply To This Comment

Its really quick and yummy looking pongal.

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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Hey Priya,

Pongal thina vaathugal!!:)

Yummy and healthy pongal...Love the cashews on top!!:)lovely...:)

Dr.Sameena@

http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/

LifenSpice said... Reply To This Comment

Happy Pongal Priya!

Vani said... Reply To This Comment

Happy Pongal, Priya!!

Gayathri Kumar said... Reply To This Comment

Very yummy pongal..

Raji said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious looking pongal...Happy Pongal !!!

Satya said... Reply To This Comment

Wish you and your family a very happy pongal...using brown rice for pongal is definitely a very healthy way to celebrate : )

Satya

Super Yummy Recipes

sanjeeta kk said... Reply To This Comment

Healthy festive treat! Happy pongal to you too, Priya.

Lite Bite

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Happy Pongal to u too Priya, brown rice pongal seems and sounds interesting

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Happy pongal to U and your family....wonderful pongal..
Reva

Priya Sreeram said... Reply To This Comment

A very Happy Pongal to u & family Priya ! sending loads of warmth & wishes !

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

Happy Pongal Priya dear.Sakkari pongal looks delicious

Nithya said... Reply To This Comment

Fantastic version of pongal :)

Wish you a very happy Pongal :)

veena said... Reply To This Comment

another yummy pongal from you!!!wish you and your family a very happy pongal

Aruna Manikandan said... Reply To This Comment

pongal looks yummy dear :)

Jaleela Kamal said... Reply To This Comment

அருமையான பொங்கல் பிரியா
இனிய பொங்கல் வாழ்த்துக்கள்

Finla said... Reply To This Comment

Happy pmogal.

Mary Bergfeld said... Reply To This Comment

This looks interesting and easy to do. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.Blessings...Mary

Adelina said... Reply To This Comment

happy Pongal to you and your family too!- Awesome pongal sweet you have there!

Rajani said... Reply To This Comment

Hi, Happy pongal.Unique coincidence,I've chosen red/ brown rice for Pongal too!
Nice to meet like - minded people!

Priya dharshini said... Reply To This Comment

Fabulous pongal....happy pongal to you

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Happy pongal to you and your family. sakkari pongal looks delicious.

Taste of Beirut said... Reply To This Comment

I have never had a pongal, but judging by the ingredients, I would love it!

Jiboombaa said... Reply To This Comment

Happy Pongal Priya....Healthy and yum Brown Rice pongal.

Suma Gandlur said... Reply To This Comment

Priya, happy pongal to you and your family. The bowl looks so inviting.

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

சூப்பர் பொங்கல்!!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Oh that looks so yum...Happy Pongal :)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

healthy and yummy Priya...Happy Pongal!

swapna said... Reply To This Comment

Very innovative....
Healthy and delicious pongal!!

Soumya said... Reply To This Comment

yummy pongal...very healthy recipe...

Cham said... Reply To This Comment

That should be a guilt free Pongal!

sonu said... Reply To This Comment

looks gorgeous & inviting priya !!

Srivalli said... Reply To This Comment

Beautiful looking bowl..

archana said... Reply To This Comment

That is defanitely putting brown rice for a good cause ! Loved the idea.