Wheat Rava Sakkarai Pongal |Gothumai Rava Sweet Pongal 

 

Wheat rava sakkarai Pongal also known as Gothumai rava sweet Pongal is a delicious variation of the traditional sakkarai Pongal where we replace the rice with broken samba wheat rava giving it a unique nutty flavour.With addition of jaggery, ghee and cardamom powder this sweet Pongal is a perfect blend of sweetness, warmth and comfort.

Preparation of this Pongal is pretty simple, firstly we have to dry roast both broken wheat rava and moong dal until aromatic then pressure cook it with water and milk for 3 whistles until mushy.Then melted jaggery syrup is add along with other aromatic spices and allowed to cook until the Pongal thickens to desired consistency. Finally cashews and raisins roasted in ghee is added to the Pongal and given a good mix ,that’s it a delicious healthy wheat rava sweet Pongal is ready to serve.

Here I have cooked this recipe entirely in pressure cooker but if you want you can cook it in traditional open pot method too but make sure to add extra water and always keep stirring the pot to prevent burning.

Moreover if you want more creamier version of this Gothumai sakkarai Pongal you can increase the amount of milk and adjust the water ratio.

So what are you waiting for gather up the ingredients and make yourself a delicious creamy ghee oozing Gothumai rava sakkarai Pongal for this Pongal festival  and celebrate the auspicious harvest festival with your loved ones.Happy Pongal everyone !!Pongalo Pongal 🙏😍

Ingredients 

Samba broken wheat rava-1 cup

Moong dal-1/4 cup

Jaggery -1&1/2-2 cups

Milk -1 cup

Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp 

Edible camphor- a pinch 

Salt a pinch

Saffron few strings 

Cashews and raisins-few

Ghee-2-3 Tbsps 

Recipe Video 

Method 

👉In a pressure cooker add samba broken wheat rava and dry roast for few seconds in medium flame. 

👉Next add the moong dal and dry roast for a minute in medium flame .

👉Add 4 cups of water and 1 cup of milk and mix well. Pressure cook for 3 whistles and switch off the gas and allow pressure to settle.

👉Meanwhile in a pan dissolve jaggery in 1/2 cup water and bring to boil , strain and set the jaggery syrup aside.

👉Now open the cooker and again switch on the gas and keep in low flame, now add the jaggery syrup, cardamom powder, edible camphor, saffron and pinch of salt, 1-2 tablespoons of ghee and mix everything together until well combined.

👉Continue to cook until the Pongal thickens to desired consistency, keep stirring occasionally to prevent burning.(Note:Take in slightly watery consistency as it tends to thicken overtime).

👉Now heat 1 tablespoon of ghee and roast few cashews and raisins and add this to the Pongal and mix well.

👉Switch off the gas .

👉Serve 

Preparation time -30 minutes 

Serves-4-5