Kalkandu (Kallusakkare) Pongal Recipe | Rice Pudding with Rock Candy

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