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Sakkarai Pongal is a sweet variant of the Pongal, which is made with rice, moong dal, jaggery, ghee, and a mix of nuts. This sweet and creamy porridge, also known as Chakkara Pongal or Sweet Pongal, ...

Garnish the pongal with the roasted cashew nuts and raisins. Wash rice and moong dal in cold water. Boil water in a pan and add the rice and dal. Once it cooks, add in the grated jaggery.

They are often exchanged along with Ellu-Bella. Sweet Pongal (Chakkara Pongal): A sweet rice porridge made with rice, moong dal, jaggery, milk, and spices and is a popular offering to the Sun God.

She enjoys doing pongal paanai, and making the sweet dish called chakkara pongali. “You decorate the place, it's all colourful. You dress up all colourful, we play games and it's beautiful.

Chakkara Pongal is sweetened pongal, which contains jaggery, rice, and moong dal. This is the major offering on the festival which means, sweetness and joy during the harvest season. Tangy and spicy ...

Pongal is incomplete without its delicious food offerings. Some popular dishes include Chakkara Pongal, Paal Payasam, Traditional Sambar, Kesari, Vada, and Pongal Kootu. These dishes are prepared ...

Credit: Instagram/nayanthara Nayanthara arranged the Pongal set up at home ahead of the puja. Credit: Instagram/nayanthara Take a look at the actor making chakkara pongal (sweet pongal) on the special ...

Highlights include Venn Pongal, Pineapple Rasam, Raw Banana Roast, and the crispy Bitter Gourd Chips. Paal Poli Chakkara Pongal offers a sweet finale to the meal. With dishes like Coconut Rice and ...

The star of many Sankranti feasts is Pongal, a dish made with freshly harvested rice. “It’s a harvest festival. So, they make the Chakkara Pongali or the savoury Pongal using the new rice ...

Popular foods include Pongal, Payasam, Annam Payasam, Chakkara Pongal, Paal Payasam, Traditional Sambar, Kesari, Vada, and Pongal Kootu. These dishes are prepared with love and shared among family ...