Pottukadalai Urundai is made with just 2 main ingredients Fried Gram Dal(Pottukadalai) and Jaggery(Vellam).I made by following my Kadalai Urundai Recipe. This is very easy to make, just the jaggery consistency should be carefully noted.Try this easy recipe for Karthigai Deepam!
Pottukadalai Urundai Recipe
Preparation Time:15 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Makes:14
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Pottukadalai(Fried Gram Dal) – 1 cup
Jaggery – 1/2 cup levelled
Water – 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder – a generous pinch
Ghee – just to grease your hands
Method:
- Soak jaggery in warm water(till immersing level) , crush it well. Then heat it up until it is slightly thick (no string consistency needs to be checked).Strain and keep aside.
- Measure fried gram dal and keep it ready.Heat up jaggery syrup, let it bubble and become thick.
- Consistency check : Keep a seperate plate ready filled with little water.Take a drop of jaggery syrup and put it in water, it should stand firm and not dissolve as shown below. It should form a hard ball when you roll it with your fingers
- Switch off.Add cardamom powder and fried gram dal and mix well.Mix such that jaggery is evenly coated.
- I used my measuring spoon to scoop out even sized balls.Scoop and then roll using your palms.Cool down and store in airtight container.
Serve as a snack.
My Notes:
- Once the desired consistency is reached switch off and then add dal, this is to avoid the consistency to pass to next stage.
- Be careful in checking the consistency else making them into balls will be tough.
- If it hardens in the end for the last few balls then heat up the mixture for a minute, jaggery will melt ten you can make balls.
Shamee S says
November 23, 2015 at 9:14 amsuper…
Unknown says
November 23, 2015 at 9:39 amVery good…can be made easily….it is tasty too
Unknown says
November 23, 2015 at 9:39 amVery good…can be made easily….it is tasty too
Nisha Banu says
November 23, 2015 at 10:38 amLovely balls…I ll give t a try
Myhealthykiddo Shyamala says
November 23, 2015 at 11:02 amProtein and Iron rich healthy urundai .. Happy Karthigai Deepam Sharmi…
Mariyammal Sm says
November 25, 2015 at 5:07 amI tried this balls… but i cant roll..
Sharmila Vaidyanathan says
November 25, 2015 at 3:00 pmI tried this out. Came out great. Thank you 🙂
Meena Srinivasan says
November 27, 2015 at 1:58 pmSharmi, your photos showing the glaze look very perfectly. Very healthy and traditional recipe. Surely i'll try… only fear is vellapagu consistency… Happy Karthigai with your little Muruga,,Gugu
subha says
June 6, 2017 at 11:29 amLooks yummy