Strawberry Chocolate Pongal recipe by Chef Damu

Learn how to make this tasty dish
Strawberry Chocolate Pongal
Strawberry Chocolate Pongal

soChef Damu’s first ever dish was S

emiya Upma. He was 10. Fast forward to running close to four decades in the kitchen —  the celebrity chef has expanded his sights to culinary challenges of ‘massive’ proportions.  Like a 15,000 kilo curry that he whipped up in Singapore or a crazy long 48.2 feet dosa that fed Madurai residents for hours. It’s little wonder that he has such a mass following on television or is a three-time Guiness record holder. After 26 books and over 5,000 recipes, this legend in the kitchen takes a detour from his usual traditional classics to plate up Sakkarai Pongal with a contemporary spin. Also, in case you’re wondering what giant idea he’s got brewing at the moment — try a 200 kilo idli for size.

Strawberry Chocolate Pongal

Ingredients                                                         QTY
Raw rice                                                            300 gms    
Moong dal                                                         150 gms
Jaggery                                                               250 gms
Ghee                                                                     50 gms
Dried grapes                                                       150 gms
Cashew nuts                                                      150 gms
Starwberry (fresh)                                             200 gms
Chocolate syrup                                                 250 ml
Fresh cream                                                       100 ml
Chocolate chips                                                100 gms
Chocolate essence                                           few drops  

Method
■ Pressure cook together with pre-soaked soaked rice and moong dal (Soaking time for both: 15 minutes) 

■ Then add water (Quantity of water is 1: 3) Cook till it becomes soft

■ Allow to cook in the cooker for five whistles and then put on simmer for another five minutes

■ Release the pressure and add milk. Mix well without removing from fire. Keep the flame on simmer mode

■ Powder the jaggery and prepare a syrup blend with chocolate syrup

■ Add fresh cream and stir. Add blended strawberry and mix well

■ Add this mixture to the cooked rice and dal

■  Garnish with chocolate chips and strawberry slices

■ Place a kadai on the fire. Pour ghee and sauté the cashew nuts and dried grapes till they turn a golden brown

■ Add to the Strawberry Pongal

■ Serve hot with crispy onion vadai

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