Chakerra Pongali

1. Contributor: Sruthi
Firstly, nenu ee group ki relative ga kotha.. ee recipe already post ayi unte sorry. Lekapothe manaki gudi lo pedatharu kada.. Chakerra Pongali.. aa recipe cheptha. Ivale first time nenu kuda try chesa, baga vachindhi

1 Cup of Pesara Pappu
1 Cup of Rice
1 Cup of Jaggery
Few Cashews
Elachi Powder
Coconut slices
Ghee

Tawa lo koncham ghee tisukuni, first pesara pappu ni veyinchandii. Idhi baga fry ayyaka.. rice ni kuda fry cheyandi (rice ekuva sepu fry cheyakandi.. just pesarapappu ni dinche mundhu vesi 30 secs - 1min unchithe chalu)

Fry chesina ee mix ni ipudu cooker lo peti udikinchandi (1 Cup of Mix ki 2 - 2.5 cups of water). Nenu microwave lo udikinchesa.. It took almost 20-25 mins in microwave. Koncham soft ayye laga udikinchallii

Udikina tarvatha, koncham mash cheyandi.. not too much, but to some extent. Apudu malli ee mix ni pan lo vesi.. bellam ni add cheyandi (Bellam, taste batti vesukondi. I took 3 cubes of Nirvan Jaggery for 1 small cup of Mix).

Add some elachi powder to this. Bellam melt avuthunapudu koncham ghee vesukovachu (I am sure most of us are diet conscious, so skip if you are not comfortable. Taste baguntundhi ani ma amma chepindhi)..

Bellam melt aye sariki fried cashews and fried coconut slices vesi mix chesthe baguntundhi. Serve this hot as it tastes better when hot.

Epudaina devudu ki naivedyam kindha petukondaniki bagane anipinchindhi, it won't take much time. Approx 30 mins

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