Bellam Pongali

Bellam pongali  is a authentic sweet prepared on festive days. This along with Tamarind pulihora is a great combination. It is prepared with raw rice, jaggery and with little milk. My son likes it very much. Lets us quickly see how is it made.

Ingredients

• Raw rice                                         1 cup
• Jaggery                                           1 cup (grated)
• Water                                             2 cups
• Milk                                               1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder                        pinch
• Fresh coconut pieces                      1 tbsp (chopped nicely)
• Kisimis (Raisins)                             1 tbsp
• Cashew nuts                                   15 (make it halves)
• Ghee                                              4 to 5 tbsp

How to prepare

1. Wash and cook the rice in the rice cooker.
2. Take thick bottom vessel, add grated jaggery and 1 tbsp of water.
3. Let it melt over slow flame.
4. After it is completely melted strain the jaggery liquid with strainer and keep aside.
5. Mean time heat a pan add ghee, toast kismis and kaju till golden brown. 
6. Remove the cooked rice from the cooker and transfer into a wide bowl.
7. Add jaggery syrup, toasted kismis and khaju with ghee, chopped fresh coconut pieces,cardamom powder boiled milk and mix well.
8. Keep it on the low flame for few minutes and mix well.

Serve garama garam bellam pongal in a cup with spoon of ghee on the top.

My Note

You can prepare this sweet pongal without milk also.
You can use sugar instead of jaggery