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Akkaravadisal - Indian Rice + Lentil Pudding with ghee and jaggery

Akkaravadisal (Instant Pot Recipe)

Kalyani
Akkaravadisal is a Iyengar (Tambrahm) festival delicacy made as an offering to the God . It is a decadent rice-lentil pudding made with jaggery and ghee
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Soak time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert, Festival Recipes
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • Shallow Fry Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Rice Short grained variety only
  • 1/2 cup Moong dal split green gram
  • 1 cup jaggery grated
  • 2.5 cups Milk divided use
  • 3 tsp Ghee clarified butter
  • 2 cardamoms powdered
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • 1 pinch edible camphor pacha Karpooram
  • 1 tsp Cashews
  • 5 nos. Raisins

Instructions
 

  • Wash the rice and dal together in a sieve under running water till water turns clear.
  • Soak them in the IP Pot , covered for 20 mins
  • After that, add 2 cups of milk into the soaked rice+dal mixture
  • Set to RICE MODE (mine was auto set to 13 mins)
  • Do NPR (Natural Pressure Release) (about 7 mins after pressure valve releases)
  • Mash the cooked rice+dal mixture with the back of a heavy ladle till its a mush
  • Set the IP to SAUTE MODE (low) for 3 mins. Add 2 tsp ghee in batches and the jaggery powder.
  • Mix well till jaggery melts.
  • Add the saffron, cardamom powder and edible camphor.
  • Mix well and saute till SAUTE mode is switched off.
  • Now fry the cashews and raisins in the remaining 1 tsp ghee till cashews turn golden brown and raisins get plump
  • Add with the ghee to the simmering Akkaravadisal
  • Mix and serve hot.

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Keyword Festival Recipes, Gluten Free, Instant Pot Recipes, Milk, Moong Dal, Raw Rice
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