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Karthigai Pori

Karthigai Pori is a traditional sweet snack made by blending nel pori with jaggery syrup & coconut bits & fried gram. Karthigai Pori is commonly made for Karthigai festival and offered for prayers. Karthigai Pori is chewy, moist snack and healthy too.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings2 people
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 3 cups nel pori
  • 1/2 cup jaggery
  • 1/4 cup water just for the jaggery to immerse
  • a pinch cardamom powder
  • a generous pinch dry ginger powder
  • 1/4 cup fried gram dal
  • 3 tablespoon coconut bits chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ghee

Instructions

  • Remove the nel skin (the husk) from the pori and make it ready.
  • Fry coconut bits in ghee till golden, add this and fried gram dal to nel pori. Mix well and set aside.
  • Measure jaggery and add it in a pan, add water and dissolve it well.
  • Heat it up for 2mins just for the jaggery to get dissolved. Strain to remove impurities.
  • Heat it up again and keep cooking, add cardamom powder.
  • Consistency check : Keep a separate plate ready filled with little water. Take a drop of jaggery syrup and put it in water, it should stand firm and not dissolve. This is enough no need to check rolling and all.
  • When this consistency is reached, add cardamom powder, dry ginger powder, pori and switch off. Mix well so that the syrup coats the pori evenly. Let the mixture cool down then later spread in a plate.
  • Store Karthigai Pori in airtight container and enjoy!

Notes

  • Do not add more water while making syrup. If you add more water then it will take time to reach the desired consistency.
  • It may look sticky after sometime it tends to separate.
  • If you want to shape them into balls then check for the consistency as shown here then add pori.
  • The color of the Karthigai Pori Recipe totally depends on the jaggery variety. I used paagu vellam here, you can use the yellow variety too.
  • Use a wide bottomed pan so that mixing is easy.
Nutrition Facts
Karthigai Pori
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 446 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 6mg2%
Sodium 18mg1%
Potassium 575mg16%
Carbohydrates 288g96%
Fiber 12g50%
Sugar 52g58%
Protein 26g52%
Vitamin A 9IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 110mg11%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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