I have another sweet dish for the last day of this week’s marathon. Sweet pongali or Shakkara pongali is traditionally made for Sankranthi. Coincidentally in Tamil Nadu, sankranthi is called pongal which is also the name of a rice & lentil based dish.
My sweet pongal slightly deviates from the traditional dish because I used godhuma rawa/ wheat rawa/ cracked wheat instead of rice. I think fine bulgur will be a good substitute for cracked wheat. Other than change in the grain everything else remains the same as the rice based version.
Moong dal is cooked along with cracked wheat either in milk or water or a combination of both and then sweetened with jaggery and flavored with ground cardamom. I used some coconut sugar and a little bit of jaggery in the dish.
A healthy twist to a traditional South Indian festival dessert -- Sweet pongal made with godhuma rawa/ wheat rawa/ cracked wheat instead of rice.
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time30mins
Total Time1hr10mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: south indian
Servings: 4serving
Author: Pavani
Ingredients
½cupWheat rawa BulgurCracked / Godhuma / Fine
2tbspsMoong dal
3 ~ 4tbspsJaggery, grated (or use coconut sugar)
¼tspCardamomGround
1cupMilk
2cupsWater
1tbspCashews
1tbspAlmonds
1tbspRaisins
Instructions
Soak moong dal in water for 30 minutes.
Heat 1tbsp ghee in a pan, add almonds, cashews and raisins. Cook till the nuts are golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, melt the remaining 1tbsp ghee and add the drained moong dal and godhuma rawa. Saute until rawa changes color slightly.
Stir in water and milk, bring the mixture to a boil, lower the heat, cover and cook till the dal and rawa are perfectly tender.
Stir in the grated jaggery, ground cardamom and sauteed nuts and raisins. Cook till the jaggery is melted. Turn off the heat and serve warm or at room temperature.
Halwa (Prasadam) made with bulgur wheat is my absolute favorite sweet dish. I cannot wait to try bulgur with moong dal! Might try it out this weekend, as a matter of fact! Thanks for this yummy recipe!
Raagasmom
Halwa (Prasadam) made with bulgur wheat is my absolute favorite sweet dish. I cannot wait to try bulgur with moong dal! Might try it out this weekend, as a matter of fact! Thanks for this yummy recipe!
Priya Suresh
Never get bore of this healthy pongal, just serve me with some spicy coconut chutney can have it anytime of the day.
Kalyani
lovely pongal, Pavani ! I have this bookmarked too for next week 🙂
Srivalli
Not sure if my comment went through!..anyway I enjoyed all your festival dishes Pavani..this was is a good twist!
vaishali sabnani
Interesting twist to the regular version , and the pics look lovely .
Hiba abbas
I was drooling over your pick ! Pavani Its new to me ,this recipe , but I will try it .
Gayathri's Cook Spot
This is surely a healthy version of the pongal, Pavani. Looks great..
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
Whats not to like in this super tempting pongal, Pavani?
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
I love the nuttiness of the godhumai rava in the chakkara pongal. Looks wonderful!
rajani
Beautifully captured Pavani.
Sapana Behl
Cracked wheat pongal looks delicious.Very nice clicks.
Nalini's Kitchen
Delicious looking pongal,I make it often for Friday prasadam,nice clicks.
Suma Gandlur
I love every version of Pongal but favor healthier ones like these.
veena krishnakumar
so so inviting!!!Bookmarked