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Kadalai Urundai Recipe – Kadalai Mittai Recipe

November 25, 2012 by Sharmilee J 26 Comments

Kadalai Urundai

I like kadalai urundai very much either the chikki type or the kadala mittai(urundai)…I can munch it on and on 🙂 Mittu prefers the chikki than this one as its easy to chew….see how lazy she is 😉 This is the first time I am making kadalai urundai though the method is almost same as pori urundai.

Kadalai Urundai Recipe

Kadalai Urundai Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Makes : 15
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Peanuts – 1 and 1/4 cups
Jaggery – 1/2 cup leveled
Hot Water – 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder – a generous pinch
Ghee or Rice flour – just to grease your hands

Method:

  1. Dry roast the peanuts until golden brown – I used deskinned variety so just halved each peanut and started to roast it. If you are using the skin variety dry roast until the skin has black spots. Then rub it with your hands and phew it to remove the skin. Then halve each peanut then continue with the process – Set aside.Add the powdered jaggery hot water and mash it well until its completely dissolved. Then starin in a non stick pan to remove impurities.
    How to make kadala mittai - Step1
  2. Keep in medium low flame and keep stirring.The jaggery syrup will start bubbling up, add cardamom powder and give a quick stir.
    How to make kadala mittai - Step2
  3. Keep a plate/bowl with water say 1 tbsp ready – when the jaggery syrup starts thickening just pour a drop in the plate containing water. At a stage the poured drop will not dissolve and will stand firm.At this stage try to roll it into a ball, it will form into a soft ball – that is the first stage dont get misleaded with this stage…It will be chewy when you form balls at this stage. Slowly if you leave for few more mins, it will start to roll into a hard ball…this is the stage we require. , give a quick stir then add peanuts and immediately switch off the stove.
    How to make kadala mittai - Step3
  4. Mix well, meanwhile grease your hands with rice flour / ghee and allow it to cool down for a minute then start forming balls. You can even rinse your hands with cold water and then start forming balls which is even more easier. If you are not able to form the last few balls dont worry just heat it up in the stove the jaggery will start to melt then you can make balls.
    How to make kadala mittai - Step4

Cool down and store it in airtight container.

My Notes:

  • Be quick after the hard ball consistency is reached. It will be very hot so be very careful.
  • If you let it cool down for more time forming balls will be not be possible.
  • Rice flour can also be greased in your hands, it helps to bear the hotness. But I personally feel the glossy finish will be missing when we use rice flour.
  • Stays crisp for about a week if stored in an airtight container.
  • Using hot water to dissolve powdered jaggery makes the process quick.

Kadalai Mittai Recipe

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Comments

  1. Gauri says

    November 25, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    I used to have these in dozens as a kid… yummm

    Reply
  2. Veena Theagarajan says

    November 25, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    so yummy and protein rich urundai. One of my favourite
    http://great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com

    Reply
  3. Priya says

    November 25, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    Please pass me some,feel like munching rite now.

    Reply
  4. Poornima Nair says

    November 25, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    I love these and they look awesome. The one time I tried making them, they were a failure, can never seem to get the consistency of jaggery right

    Reply
  5. divya says

    November 25, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    looks yummy & mouthwatering…delicious!

    Reply
  6. ramya anand says

    November 25, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    Love kadalai mittai and urundai!

    Reply
  7. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

    November 26, 2012 at 5:46 am

    All time favorite sweet!!! love the kadalai urundai!!
    Sowmya

    Ongoing Event – CWF – Whole Wheat Flour
    Ongoing Event – Let's Party – Eggless Bakes and Treats

    Reply
  8. suhaina aji says

    November 26, 2012 at 8:20 am

    MY FAV..SWEET SNACK..LOVE TO MUNCH IT. NICELY DONE DEAR.

    Reply
  9. Vimitha Anand says

    November 26, 2012 at 8:30 am

    Love this to the core… Looks so perfect and inviting

    Reply
  10. CharlesR says

    November 26, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    Hello!

    I cannot get jaggery where I am.

    Can I use brown sugar? Would I still need the water?

    Have a Joyful Day :~D
    Charlie

    Reply
  11. Sharmilee! :) says

    November 26, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    @Charles : I am not sure about brown sugar….I recommend using jaggery

    Reply
  12. Uma Ramanujam says

    November 26, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    Looks divine. My paati makes it often. As I can not tolerate the heat while making urundai, till now,I didn't go that side. but it is tempting to grab.

    Reply
  13. Reshmi Mahesh says

    November 27, 2012 at 3:49 am

    Tempting and delicious kadala urundai..

    Reply
  14. Premalatha Aravindhan says

    November 27, 2012 at 11:19 am

    Love this at anytime. Looks perfect and delicious…Happy Karthigai deepam to u n ur family:)

    Reply
  15. Sangeetha says

    November 28, 2012 at 1:39 am

    This is one of my fav childhood snack but now I couldn't eat this kind of snack becoz of my tooth sensitivity 🙁
    Kadalai urundai looks really tempting n u have made it perfectly…my kids too love the chikkis more than this urundai 🙂

    Reply
  16. b.arunaseshan says

    November 19, 2013 at 7:18 am

    I love to eat this sweet at any time 🙂

    Reply
  17. Pavithra says

    February 13, 2014 at 12:33 am

    Hi Sharmi,

    Did you start with raw or roasted peanuts?

    Reply
  18. Pavithra says

    February 13, 2014 at 12:36 am

    Also can we make this without removing peanuts skin?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      February 13, 2014 at 12:12 pm

      No the skin will make the peanut candy bitter…..so its advisable to remove the skin

      Reply
  19. sree says

    March 21, 2014 at 9:55 am

    so good. thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  20. darlensons says

    August 16, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    Is there a low sugar version available

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      August 17, 2015 at 9:40 am

      This is not sugar, we use jaggery for this

      Reply
  21. ssshari says

    November 14, 2015 at 9:11 am

    I prepared Kadali mutti its easy to make I love it my husband will helps me so i t form more taste

    Reply
  22. Surya says

    December 2, 2017 at 10:45 pm

    Made this,hubby and kids loved it! Thank u so much Akka,love u 🙂

    Reply
  23. Priya N says

    February 19, 2019 at 3:49 pm

    After forming balls when I bite jaggery is like sting coming out (naru)..wt went wrong. ..

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      April 9, 2019 at 6:59 am

      It means the jaggery consistency has passed the correct stage.

      Reply

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