Varagu Arisi Pineapple Kesari (Kodo Millet Pineapple Kesari)

A powerhouse of nutrition, try this healthy dessert this festive season.

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Varagu Arisi Pineapple Kesari (Kodo Millet Pineapple Kesari) recipe is a delicious sweet recipe with hints of pineapple taste.

Millets are a powerhouse of nutrition. Rice in fibre, protein and minerals, they retain a lot of nutrition unlike regular polished rice that is stripped of all important elements. It is a great way to ease into a healthy eating lifestyle and they are apt for pre-diabetics as well because of their complex carbs.

With Pongal season around the corner, the days of regular sakkarai pongal are long passe. It’s time to innovate and keep trying something new to satisfy the taste buds. Pineapple is used quite often in regular cooking. Be it as part of a sweet dish or a savoury one, the delicate sweet-sour taste just balances things right. In this Varagu Arisi-Pineapple kesari dish, we have tried to make a new sweet that carries in it a hint of pineapple, sweetness from jaggery and the mildly sharp taste of sukku or dried ginger. Apart from balancing the taste, sukku is well known for its medicinal properties that includes digestion. So, go ahead, try this our Varagu Arisi-Pineapple Mix recipe, enjoy it heartily and allow sukku to work its magic in your digestion.

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Varagu Arisi Pineapple Kesari (Kodo Millet Pineapple Kesari)

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Varagu Arisi Pineapple Kesari (Kodo Millet Pineapple Kesari) Recipe

A powerhouse of nutrition, try this healthy dessert this festive season.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: South Indian, Tamil Nadu

Keyword: kesari

Servings: 2 people

Ingredients for Varagu Arisi Pineapple Kesari (Kodo Millet Pineapple Kesari)

• 1 cup Kodo Millet
• 2 Pineapple Slices
• 1/2 cup Pineapple Pieces
• 1/2 cup Jaggery
• 1/2 tsp Sukku Powder (Dry Ginger Powder)
• 2 tsp Sugar

How to make Varagu Arisi Pineapple Kesari (Kodo Millet Pineapple Kesari)

• Grind the slices of pineapple, extract the juice.
• Take a pressure cooker and add the kodo millet rice, pineapple juice and sugar and allow it to boil together.
• Cook for 2 whistles or until it is soft.
• Heat 1/2 cup of water in a pan and add jaggery to it.
• When it dissolves, filter to remove the dust.
• Boil jaggery water and add sukku powder, boiled rice, pineapple pieces and mix well.
• Reduce the flame to low, and boil for 5 minutes and mix thoroughly.
• Serve hot.

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