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Kalkandu Pongal recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Delicious pongal made  with raw rice, milk and rock candy. My mom usually prepares this kalkandu pongal  as Nai veidhyam for Friday poojas and she used to tell this as kalkandu bhath. We use big variety kalkandu (rock candy) for this pongal, but you can also prepare with the small diamond kalkandu too. To make this kalkandu pongal you will need raw rice, milk, rock candy, ghee, cardamom powder and saffron.  Step one is cooking the rice. Cook the rice in a pressure cooker with milk and water. If you are using thick cream milk, add 2 cups milk and 1 cup water for 1 cup rice.  For 1 cup rice, add 1.5 cups rock candy. Just melt the rock candies in a heavy bottomed kadai with little water and add the cooked rice. You can reduce the sweetness according to your taste buds.  When the rice has incorporated well with the candy liquid, add ghee and allow the pongal to cook until it gets thick. Add cardamom p...

Samba aval sweet pongal - easy to make sweet pongal with red thick samba aval, jaggery and ghee. We usually make sweet pongal with raw rice and millets. A few months ago, my Grandma prepared this samba aval pongal for kadaisi velli pooja (every Tamil month last Friday is called kadaisi velli). It turned out very well and easy too. We can also make this pongal with white thick aval too. This is the best neivedyam for festivals. This pongal tastes good with thick aval rather than the thin aval. So make sure to use either samba thick aval or white thick aval. The colour of the sweet pongal depends upon the type of aval and jaggery you use. Roasting the aval in ghee will give a unique flavour for the pongal. Since we are using thick samba aval, make sure to cook the aval nicely and then add the jaggery syrup to it. The making process of this aval sweet pongal is quite similar to aval with jaggery, but they tastes different. Although the process looks quite simple, there are some simple mis...

Saamai Venpongal - Start your weekend breakfast with this tasty and healthy saamai pongal. Pongal is one of the healthiest and nutritious breakfast which provides adequate energy for the whole day. Millets Pongal is the best way to include millets in your diet. It's a gluten free, high fibre and high protein packed food. Take a break from your regular raw rice pongal and try this healthy pongal for a change. Similar Tiffin recipes Idli Black urid dal Dosa Ragi flour Upma Arisi Upma Poori Bottlegourd Adai Rava Upma Semiya Upma   Rava Dosa Ven Pongal