Vella Sadham

Vella sadham or Jaggery Rice, is a delicious sweet recipe we prepare during Navratiri festival along with sundal. My mom taught me this recipe and she used to prepare this dish during Navratiri pooja at home. Vella sadham is an easy and quick recipe. It tastes similar to sakarai pongal or sweet pongal. The main difference is for sakkarai pongal, milk and moong dal are added. This rich flavour recipe is suitable for all occassions.

Ingredients

Rice - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups to cook rice and 1 cup for making jaggery syrup.
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Elaichi/cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Cashew nuts - 6 or 8
Ghee

Procedure

Cook the rice in a pressure cooker, rice cooker or in a microwave. In a broad pan, add 1 cup of water. When the water starts to boil, add jaggery. Cook till the jaggery melts . Add cashew nuts and cardamom powder along with grated coconut. Mix well.

Now, add the cooked rice to the jaggery mixture. Stir well and cook until rice absorbs the jaggery water completely. Switch off the gas and add 2 tsp of ghee.

Vella sadham or Jaggery rice is ready for nivedhanam.

*Note : Jaggery water should not be in thick consistency. You can do this recipe without grated coconut also. I added grated coconut for rich flavour.