Anasi Pazha Pongal
- 02
- November
- 2008
Pineapple Pongal:
Sweetened Pineapple Rice. Anasi Pazham Pongal
Sweetened Pineapple Rice. Annasi Pazha Pongal.
This is my friend Farah’s recipe. She is my next door neighbour back home. She was also teaching in the same school….I used to go to (years back & not to my class tho’) When they moved into our neighbourhood….she was kind of excited and eager to see me. I was thrilled as well! So we both met(during my last vacation to India) nearly after 8-9 years! We were catching up old days memories. God…she remembered all my dress and shoe colors too! Amazing! Later I happen to know Farah as turned out to be a great cook(Entrepreneur, Recruiter, Guest Lecturing…what not)! When she prepared this ‘Pineapple Pongal’ for the Dhaawat, it was super hit that day! I felt like trying that recipe since then….so here it is!
I know what is going on in your mind right now…I didnt have much time….to transfer the contents to display vessel and do that special clicks for y’ll. Had…..important engagements that day…so soon after cooking….I was rushing off!
Ingredients:
Raw rice rawa 1 cup
Milk 4 cup
Milk Powder 1 cup
Sugar 1 cup
Pineapple finely chopped 1 cup
Pineapple essence 1-2 spoons
Saffron few strands
Cashew nuts 10 slitted
Golden Raisins 10
Dark Raisins 10
Cardamom pods 3 crushed
Ghee 1-2 cup.
Method:
Wash rice in running water several times…..or until water runs clear. Keep it aside.
Mix pineapple and sugar in a bowl and set aside.
In a cooker…..add milk and 2 cups of water. Let it boil. Then add rice to this. Cook this over medium heat….until rice comes to pongal consistency.
Now heat ghee in a wide non-stick pan. Fry cashews and followed by raisins. To the same oil add saffron and cardamom too.
Add sugar + 1 cup of water….bring this to syrup consistency. Now stir-in cooked rice and continue cooking over low-medium heat. Maybe until..rice is all soft and incorporates sweetness in it.
Remove this from heat. Now add pineapple chunks and + milk powder, pineapple essence and ghee to this.
Serve either chilled, hot or at room temeperature.
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Thank you Micky.
The pongal looks simply delicious, a variation from the usual sweet pongal, love it
Thank you Gita.
Hi Malar, thanks for dropping by. Lovely pongal and congrats on your award. Nice space here, ll definitely visit you soon…
It’s a lovely way to turn rice into a dessert. I love foods that remind me of people I care about.
Interesting to read about your visit to India. Pine apple pongal looks delicious.
The pongal looks simply delicious.. I make halwa in pineapple. this i will try.. Thanks for sharing Malar:)
Pine apple pongal sounds very delicious and tasty…Never adeed pineapple in pongal will try now…
Hi Malar, it was nice of you to stop by my blog and drop in a comment
I loved the one on diet too:) I am also trying to ioncorporate pieapple in my diet now:) I loved this version of Pineapple pongal:) will prepare it some day:)
I went through your other blogs too
Dear Y’ll
Thank you Ramya.
Yes it is Alexa….thank you for stopping by.
Vikki, really…thank you dear.
Oh yeah shree…me too do the same thing ‘halwa’ all the time….this is a nice variation right…you got to try this some time!
Sireesha, do let me know how it turned out…buddy!
Roopa, welcome to my blog. I am glad that you stopped by. Thats nice…you liked my diet tips too!
wow … pineapple pongal .. sounds delicious
Thanks for stopping by Deeha.
Pineapple Pongl is completely new to me Malar…delicious they r..
Hi Priya,
Welcome to my blog. Thank you for your lovely words dear.