Kalkandu Pongal
A sweet South Indian rice pudding made by cooking rice with milk, rock candy sugar, ghee, saffron, and fried nuts.
40 minIndian
Servings4
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- Vegetarian
- Gluten Free
- Pescatarian
- Halal
Steps
- 1Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes. Pressure cook with a cup of milk for 4-5 whistles or until cooked.
- 2Once the pressure releases by itself, mash the rice well while still hot.
- 3Fry the cashews and raisins in 1 teaspoon ghee till plump and golden brown, reserve.
- 4Soak the saffron in 1 tablespoon hot milk for 10 minutes.
- 5In 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.
- 6Add the pachai karpooram (edible camphor) to pongal recipe and turn off the heat.
- 7Now add the remaining ghee if any to the Rice Pudding with Rock Candy and add the fried raisins and cashews.
- 8Serve Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy with Paruppu Podi for lunch/dinner.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 502kcal
- Protein
- 8g
- Carbs
- 59g
- Fat
- 27g
- Fiber
- 0g
- Sugar
- 60g
Estimated from the ingredient list.
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Questions
How long does kalkandu pongal take to make?
About 40 minutes from start to finish, including prep.
How many people does this recipe serve?
It serves 4 as written. Use the servings control to scale every ingredient up or down.
Can I change the ingredients?
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