Mango Sweet Pongal

Ingredients

• • Rice (raw) - 1 cup
• • Thickened milk - 1 ½ cups
• • Mango juice (fresh) - 1 ½ cups
• • Ghee - 2 tablespoons
• • Sugar - 1 cup
• • Almonds (fried) - as required
• • Kismis - 2 teaspoons
• • Cardamom powder - 2 pinches
• • Saffron (soaked in warm milk) - as required
• • Cream (fresh) - 2 tablespoons

Method

• 1. Wash rice and add milk, mango pulp. Pressure cook with weight for 6 whistles.
• 2. Mix sugar with water and heat till it reaches soft ball consistency.
• 3. Add cooked rice, stir gently until moisture evaporates.
• 4. Add fresh cream and soaked saffron.
• 5. Keep under low flame for few more minutes.
• 6. Fry almond and kismis in a tablespoon of ghee. Keep separately for garnishing.
• 7. Add remaining ghee to the pongal before removing from fire.
• 8. Transfer this to a serving plate. Garnish with fried almonds and kismis.