Kalkandu Pongal | Sugar Rock Candy Milk Pongal | Paal Sadam

Happy Pongal.

Another pongal recipe to add to my pongal collection which is made using rock candy/ kalkandu.Here I have used diamond-shaped candy which is available in all stores.Here I used a mix of water and milk to cook the rice and hence my pongal was so rich and yummy.Do give a try this year this kalkandu pongal and enjoy with your family.

Preparation time: 5mins

Cooking time: under 30 mins

Recipe type: pongal

Recipe cuisine: south indian

Author: Babitha

Serves:2

Ingredients:

• Raw rice-1\2 cup
• Moong dal-1\8 cup
• Milk
• Diamond rock candy-1\3 cup
• Ghee-1 tbsp
• Cashew nuts few
  

Method:

1.Dry roast moong dal in a pan for few seconds, don't burn it.

2.In a pan or cooker add cleaned rice, dal and cook it with 1\2 cup milk and water till done.( if using cooker pressure cook for 3 whistles).

3.Add remaining milk and rock candy when rice ger cooked.When it gets thicken up switch off ( it further thickens as it gets cooled).

4.Fry cashew in ghee and add to it.

Serve hot or warm.