Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with rice, milk - + tablespoon, candy sugar. Ready in 40 min, serves 2.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
8 steps- 1
To prepare Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy, wash and soak rice for 10 minutes and pressure cook with a cup of milk for 4-5 whistles or until cooked
rice(1/4 cup)milk - + tablespoon(1 cup)candy sugar(1/4 cup) - 2
Once the pressure releases by itself, mash the rice well while still hot
rice(1/4 cup) - 3
Fry the cashews and raisins in 1 teaspoon ghee till plump and golden brown, reserve
ghee(4 teaspoon)-6 mixed dry fruits - i used raisins and cashews(4) - 4
Soak the saffron in 1 tablespoon hot milk for 10 minutes
milk - + tablespoon(1 cup)pinch saffron strands(1) - 5
In a Non-stick pan, add the mashed rice and kalkandu/ Kallusakkare (the sugar will dissolve due to the heat, and don’t worry if it leaves some water in the vessel – the rice pudding recipe with thicken upon cooling), add half of the ghee, soaked saffron and mix well
rice(1/4 cup)candy sugar(1/4 cup)ghee(4 teaspoon)pinch saffron strands(1) - 6
Add the pachai karpooram (edible camphor) to pongal recipe and turn off the heat
pinch edible camphor (pacha karpooram) - optional but recommended(1) - 7
Now add the remaining ghee if any to the Rice Pudding with Rock Candy and add the fried raisins and cashews
rice(1/4 cup)candy sugar(1/4 cup)ghee(4 teaspoon)-6 mixed dry fruits - i used raisins and cashews(4) - 8
Serve Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy with Paruppu Podi for lunch/dinner
rice(1/4 cup)candy sugar(1/4 cup)
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Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with rice, milk - + tablespoon, candy sugar. Ready in 40 min, serves 2.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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Directions
8 steps- 1
To prepare Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy, wash and soak rice for 10 minutes and pressure cook with a cup of milk for 4-5 whistles or until cooked
rice(1/4 cup)milk - + tablespoon(1 cup)candy sugar(1/4 cup) - 2
Once the pressure releases by itself, mash the rice well while still hot
rice(1/4 cup) - 3
Fry the cashews and raisins in 1 teaspoon ghee till plump and golden brown, reserve
ghee(4 teaspoon)-6 mixed dry fruits - i used raisins and cashews(4) - 4
Soak the saffron in 1 tablespoon hot milk for 10 minutes
milk - + tablespoon(1 cup)pinch saffron strands(1) - 5
In a Non-stick pan, add the mashed rice and kalkandu/ Kallusakkare (the sugar will dissolve due to the heat, and don’t worry if it leaves some water in the vessel – the rice pudding recipe with thicken upon cooling), add half of the ghee, soaked saffron and mix well
rice(1/4 cup)candy sugar(1/4 cup)ghee(4 teaspoon)pinch saffron strands(1) - 6
Add the pachai karpooram (edible camphor) to pongal recipe and turn off the heat
pinch edible camphor (pacha karpooram) - optional but recommended(1) - 7
Now add the remaining ghee if any to the Rice Pudding with Rock Candy and add the fried raisins and cashews
rice(1/4 cup)candy sugar(1/4 cup)ghee(4 teaspoon)-6 mixed dry fruits - i used raisins and cashews(4) - 8
Serve Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy with Paruppu Podi for lunch/dinner
rice(1/4 cup)candy sugar(1/4 cup)
Rate this recipe
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