Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy
A delicious south indian recipes recipe featuring kalkandu (kallusakkare) pongal recipe | rice pudding with rock candy. Perfect for a nutritious meal that's both flavorful and satisfying.
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Instructions
Cooking Steps
Step 1: To prepare Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy, wash and soak rice for 10 minutes and pressure cook with a cup of milk for 4-5 whistles or until cooked
Step 2: Once the pressure releases by itself, mash the rice well while still hot
Step 3: Fry the cashews and raisins in 1 teaspoon ghee till plump and golden brown, reserve
Step 4: Soak the saffron in 1 tablespoon hot milk for 10 minutes
Step 5: In a Non-stick pan, add the mashed rice and kalkandu/ Kallusakkare (the sugar will dissolve due to the heat, and don’t worry if it leaves some water in the vessel – the rice pudding recipe with thicken upon cooling), add half of the ghee, soaked saffron and mix well
Step 6: Add the pachai karpooram (edible camphor) to pongal recipe and turn off the heat
Step 7: Now add the remaining ghee if any to the Rice Pudding with Rock Candy and add the fried raisins and cashews
Step 8: Serve Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy with Paruppu Podi for lunch/dinner
Community Reviews & Results
Pranav Kaur Iyer
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Chirag Agarwal
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Krutika Kumari Patel
"Including this in my weekly meal plan, and this version of Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy is so much better than restaurant style. It has just the right amount of seasoning to keep things light yet tasty. Will be making this again very soon."