Kalkandu Pongal or Kalkandu Sadam is delicious naivedyam or prasadam made with rock candy, milk and rice. Offered to God on festival days and at temples
Kalkandu Pongal is one of the varieties of Pongal offered as Naivedyam for Pongal festival and other major
festivals at home. In addition to this we offer Chakkarai Pongal (ver 1 and ver2), Ven Pongal, Thirukannamudhu, Akkaravadisal and Ezhu Kari kootu during the 5 days of pongal.
Today’s version is with Kalkandu (or candy sugar aka Mishri or KhaDi Shakkar in Hindi / Marathi) and we prefer a mild sweetness and therefore used it sparingly. You can increase the sugar proportion accordingly.
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Kalkandu Pongal – Offering to God for Pongal Festivals
(Candy Sugar & Rice Pudding cooked in milk and topped with Ghee)
Prep time :15 mins . cook time : 15 mins. Serves : 4
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What do you need to make Kalkandu pongal:
- Raw rice – ¼ cup (I used short grained rice)
- Milk – 1 cup
- Kalkandu (Candy Sugar) – 3/4 cup (adjust sweetness)
- Ghee – 4 tsp
- Raisins and cashewnuts – 4-6 each
- Saffron – a pinch
- Pachaikarpooram (edible camphor) – a teeny weeny pinch – optional, but recommended
How to make Kalkandu Pongal:
- Wash and soak rice for 10 mins, pressure cook with the milk for 4-5 whistles.
- Once the pressure releases, mash the rice while still hot.
- Fry the cashews and raisins in 1 tsp ghee till plump and golden brown, reserve.
- Soak the saffron in 1 TBSP hot milk for 10 mins.
- In a non stick pan, add the mashed rice and kalkandu (the sugar will dissolve due to the heat, and don’t
worry if it leaves some water in the vessel – the dish with thicken upon cooling), add half of the ghee , saffron and mix well. - Add the pachai karpooram and turn off the heat.
- Now add the remaining ghee if any and the fried raisins and cashews
- Offer to God as Naivedyam and serve warm
Kalkandu Pongal | கல்கண்டு பொங்கல் | Pongal Recipes | Kalkandu Sadam
Kalkandu Pongal or Kalkandu Sadam is delicious naivedyam or prasadam made with rock candy, milk and rice. Offered to God on festival days and at temples during Pongal and other festivals.
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
- Thick Bottomed Pan
- Ladle
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Raw rice any non-aromatic short grained Indian rice will work
- 1 Milk boiled and cooled
- 3/4 cup Candy Sugar Kalkandu, adjust sweetness
- 4 tsp Ghee clarified butter
- 4 Raisins
- 6 cashewnuts
- 1 generouspinch Saffron
- 1/16 pinch edible camphor (Pachai Karpooram – optional but recommended
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice for 10 mins, pressure cook with the milk for 4-5 whistles.
- Once the pressure releases, mash the rice while still hot.
- Fry the cashews and raisins in 1 tsp ghee till plump and golden brown, reserve.
- Soak the saffron in 1 TBSP hot milk for 10 mins.
- In a non stick pan, add the mashed rice and kalkandu (the sugar will dissolve due to the heat, and don’t worry if it leaves some water in the vessel – the dish with thicken upon cooling), add half of the ghee , saffron and mix well.
- Add the pachai karpooram and turn off the heat.
- Now add the remaining ghee if any and the fried raisins and cashews
- Offer to God as Naivedyam and serve warm
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Pongal looks so tasty Kalyani.
Wow, again my favourite, you are tempting me Kalyani..
Drooling here. Awesome. Happy Pongal
Such a creamy and delicious looking pongal made with kalkandu.
I have heard about this many times, but never had it before. Looks good!
Happy Pongal to you – I hve made this version also for previous BM theme – another loved version – I don't think I've tasted a version of rice pudding or pongal I didnt like 🙂
Looks so delicious. We also call it Akkaravadisal and it is my favorite.
Kalkandu pongal looks so inviting Kalyani..
I loved this kalkandu pongal when I made it.
I love every variety of Pongal out there and your bowl of Pongal looks delicious.
Looks creamy and delicious.
Book markpanniten. Looks so delicious Kal!!