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Sama Pineapple Pongal
Sama pineapple pongal is inspired by pineapple halwa. Unlike halwa, this is purely gluten free, dairy free and refined white sugar free.
Course
Dessert, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine
Indian, Tamil Nadu
Keyword
Sama, pineapple, Pongal, cane sugar, millet, little millet,
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
bowls
Author
Rama G
Ingredients
½ cup Sama
(Little millet)
½ cup pineapple chunks
½ cup cane sugar
(raw sugar / nattu sakkarai)
¼ cup pineapple juice
1 tbsp coconut butter
(ghee if you are non-vegan)
1 tsp cardamom powder
(or ginger powder / nutmeg powder / flavouring of your choice)
1¼ cups water
Instructions
Pulse Sama to coarse rawa consistency.
Heat coconut butter and sauté the millet rawa for few minutes.
Add water and pineapple juice and cook covered till Sama is cooked and turns into lump.
In another vessel, heat the cane sugar with ¼ cup water.
Boil till syrup consistency and switch off the flame.
Mix the cooked millet, syrup and the balance pineapple pieces and cook on a slow flame till everything blend together.
Switch off and add dry roasted cashew and cardamom powder.
Video
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Notes
You can use any millet / rice of your choice
You can replace 1/2 cup water with milk if you prefer