Ingredients for making Sakkarai Pongal - Pongal raw rice, moong daal, sugarcane jaggery. Sakkarai Pongal, the special Pongal dish is cooked with newly harvested rice, moong dal and sugarcane jaggery. I also learnt a few other regional dishes followed by a hearty breakfast with this wonderful family who opened up their traditional home kitchen for me. Read the full story in my blog. #sakkaraipongal #festive #pongal #traditional #tamil #southindian #dessert