Temple Sakkarai Pongal in Instantpot electric cooker

Wishing all a very happy and prosperous Pongal,

May this Pongal festival brings peace, good health, success, cheer, prosperity and every happiness we wish for.

Happy Pongal! Love, Viki Xavier

Ingredients: (for 4 servings)

Raw rice or Basmati  - 2 cup

Green gram lentil - 1/2 cup

Water - 4 cups

Jaggery (Indian brown sugar ) - 2 cup 

(Add little more jaggery or up to twice measure if desired)

Water - 1/2 cup

Ghee -  2 tbsp
Cashew - 10
Raisins - 10
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Edible camphor (Pachai karpooram) - a tiny pinch

சர்க்கரை பொங்கல் 4 பேருக்கு:

பச்சரிசி  - 2 கப் 

பாசிபருப்பு - 1/2 cup

தண்ணீர் - 4 கப் 

வெல்லம் (துருவியது) - 2 கப் 

தண்ணீர் - 1/2 கப் 

நெய் -  2 மேஜைக்கரண்டி 

முந்திரி  - 10

கிஸ்மிஸ்  - 10

ஏலக்காய்  - 1 தேக்கரண்டி 

பச்சைக்கற்பூரம்  - மிக சிறிய துளி 

Method:
Instant pot method:

Rinse rice and dal.

Add them to Instantpot inner vessel.

Press 'PRESSURE COOK'  button.

Adjust time and set to 5 minutes in high pressure cook.

Close lid, put the weight valve.

It will cook and switch off automatically (in  almost 15 minutes totally).

Open after 5 minutes (by releasing the pressure manually).

In ordinary pressure cooker : Cook to 1 whistle then reduce flame and switch off after 5 minutes.

Open after the pressure is released. 

After pressure cooking:

Mash rice and dal together using a spatula.

In the mean time : 

Dissolve the jaggery and bring to a boil with 1/2 cup water. Strain and remove impurities. Add the jaggery solution to the boiling mixture. (If the jaggery is of very good quality without any sand in it, then we can add as shown in my video).

Set the Instant pot to 'SAUTE'

Now the rice, dal, jaggery will start boiling.

In a stove , keep an wok. 

Add ghee, then goes the cashews, raisins .

Fry till raisin is puffy.

Add this to  the cooked pongal along with cardamom powder, edible camphor and mix well.

Stir till the pongal gets little thick and starts leaving the edges.

Add more ghee if desired.
Sarkarai pongal is ready!

Note:

Add jaggery twice the cup measurement of rice+dal to get an extremely sweet sarkarai Pongal.

Choose dark colored vellam (pagu vellam) to get correct color of Pongal.

Serving suggestion:
Serve as breakfast on Pongal day.
Makes a dessert along with idli during a grand breakfast.

Other Pongal recipes :

Rich Sarkarai pongal

Pongal Aviyal with Video
Sarkarai pongal
Pongal avial
Pongal puLi curry
Venn pongal 
Ketti paruppu

Wishing all a very happy and prosperous Pongal,

May this Pongal festival brings peace, good health, success, cheer, prosperity and every happiness we wish for.
Happy Pongal! Love, Viki Xavier