Okkarai | Ukkarai
Okkarai is a Chettinad sweet made by steaming & crumbling chana dal & blend with jaggery syrup, flavours & nuts. Okkarai is a traditional recipe made during Navarathri & religious festivals in Tamil Nadu.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chana dal
- 1/4 cup moong dal
- 1/2 cup jaggery
- 3 tablespoon coconut
- 2 teaspoon + 1 teaspoon ghee
- 5 nos cashews broken
- 1/8 teaspoon cardamom powder
Instructions
- 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.
- Dry roast chana dal and moong dal till slightly golden.
- Soak it in water at least for an hr.
- Drain water and transfer the dals to a mixer and coarse grind it. I did the grinding in batches. Make sure you grind it to a coarse mixture and not to a paste.
- Now fill in a idli mould with this mixture and steam cook it for at least 15mins in low medium flame.
- Roughly break it and run it again in the mixer, just pulsing will be enough. It should look like breadcrumbs in texture.
- Heat jaggery syrup till it resembles honey in consistency. Add the ground mixture and keep mixing till all the moisture is absorbed.
- Keep mixing and add ghee when it gets dried up.
- Now add cardamom powder and give a quick mix. Fry cashews in a teaspoon of ghee till golden brown.
- Cook till the entire mixture become dry and resembles bread crumbs in texture.
- Add grated coconut and fried cashews and switch off.
- Serve Okkarai hot / warm.
Notes
- Keeps well for 2 days at least when refrigerated.
Nutrition Facts
Okkarai | Ukkarai
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 460
Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 13mg4%
Sodium 9mg0%
Potassium 45mg1%
Carbohydrates 82g27%
Fiber 9g38%
Sugar 52g58%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 50IU1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg0%
Calcium 69mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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