Dassana's Veg Recipes · by Dassana Amit★ 4.9 (15)
Sweet Pongal (Sakkarai Pongal, Chakkara Pongal)
NUTRITION · PER SERVING20M COOK
CAL 29%·PRO 16%
CARBS 94G65% OF CAL
7G FIBER30G OTHER57G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 19G29% OF CAL
10G SAT9G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
A traditional South Indian sweet made with rice, lentils, and jaggery, flavored with cardamom and finished with ghee, cashews, and raisins. Served during the Pongal festival.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- ½ cup rice ((any short to medium grained variety) - 100 grams)
- ⅓ cup moong dal ((husked and split mung lentils) - 85 grams, you can also add ¼ cup mung lentils)
- 3 cups water (- for pressure cooking)
- ½ cup jaggery (chopped and tightly packed - 115 to 120 grams or ½ cup tightly packed jaggery powder )
- ½ cup water (- for the jaggery syrup)
- 1 pinch edible camphor (- optional)
- 5 green cardamoms (or ½ teaspoon green cardamom powder)
- 1 clove (- optional)
- 4 to 5 tablespoons ghee ((clarified butter))
- 15 to 18 cashews
- 1 tablespoon golden raisins
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 20M
CAL 29%·PRO 16%
CARBS 94G65% OF CAL
7G FIBER30G OTHER57G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 19G29% OF CAL
10G SAT9G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 5m
- Cook
- 15m
- Sodium
- 52mg
- Total sugar
- 57g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 88mg
- Calcium
- 63mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 5M
- SODIUM
- 52MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.