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Karupatti Pongal

Karupatti pongal is a native version of pongal made with rice, dal and palm jaggery to sweeten. Karupatti Pongal is healthy as it is rich in iron content & aids in digestion too. How to cook Karupatti Pongal is described in this post with step by step pictures.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings2
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup raw rice
  • 1/8 cup moong dal
  • 2 cups water
  • a pinch cardamom powder
  • 10 to 15 nos cashews
  • 1 and 1/2 tablespoon raisins
  • 3 tablespoon ghee

For palm jaggery syrup:

  • 1/2 cup palm jaggery
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  • Dry roast moong dal until golden, add it to raw rice and rinse well.
  • Transfer to pressure cooker Add water and pressure cook for 5 whistles in low medium flame. Let pressure release by itself, gently open and mash rice dal well.
  • Take palm jaggery in a pan, add water to it. Heat it up and let it boil until it melts completely.
  • Strain and add the syrup to rice dal mixture.
  • Mix well and simmer in low flame 5-7 mins. Add ghee. Heat ghee in another tadka pan - add cashews fry till slightly golden.
  • Then add raisins fry till it bubbles up. Add this to pongal, add cardamom powder  mix well and switch off. Serve Karupatti Pongal hot with a drizzle of ghee!

Notes

  • Add a pinch of salt to raise sweet level.Usually I do this for few sweet recipes but I forgot for this sweet pongal and added later.
  • Reserve ghee for drizzling while serving tastes soo good.
  • For the temple flavour you can add a pinch of edible camphor if you prefer.
  • If you have sukku(dry ginger) flavoured you can add that too.
Nutrition Facts
Karupatti Pongal
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 546 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 14g88%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Cholesterol 58mg19%
Sodium 101mg4%
Potassium 161mg5%
Carbohydrates 78g26%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 27g30%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 25IU1%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 27mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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