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Sakkare Millet Pongal Recipe
South Indian RecipesDessertVegetarian

Sakkare Millet Pongal Recipe

A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with foxtail millet, liter milk - skimmed, water. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.

Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳

Calories
480kcal
Estimated Cost
200-350
Carbs64g
Protein31g
Fats11g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

12 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Sakkare Millet Pongal recipe, firstly heat milk and 1 cup of water together in a saucepan

    foxtail millet(1 cup)liter milk - skimmed(1/2)water(2 cups)
  2. 2

    Once the milk is hot, add the washed millet to this, reduce the flame and cook the millet till it is soft

    foxtail millet(1 cup)liter milk - skimmed(1/2)
  3. 3

    In the meantime, mix jaggery powder and 1 cup of water in a heavy bottomed pan and heat

    water(2 cups)jaggery - powderd(1/2 cup)
  4. 4

    Heat till all the jaggery is dissolved and it has just started to boil

    jaggery - powderd(1/2 cup)
  5. 5

    Add this jaggery syrup to the millet

    foxtail millet(1 cup)jaggery - powderd(1/2 cup)
  6. 6

    Cook till the mixture comes together and starts leaving the sides of the pan

  7. 7

    Switch off the flame

  8. 8

    Add cardamom powder to this and mix it well

    cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)
  9. 9

    In a small pan, heat the ghee and add raisins and cashews

    ghee(1 tablespoon)
  10. 10

    Once they turn gold, pour it over the pongal and give it a mix

  11. 11

    Garnish with grated dry coconut and serve hot

    tablespoons dry coconut (kopra) - optional(2)
  12. 12

    Serve Sakkare Millet Pongal on its own as a sweet dish after your delicious South Indian meal

    foxtail millet(1 cup)

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