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Ukkarai recipe

Ukkarai / okkarai / paruppu puttu is a traditional sweet recipe of Tamilnadu made on the festive days.
Cook Time1 hour
soaking time2 hours
Total Time3 hours
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Tamilnadu cuisine
Keyword: diwali sweets, popular indian sweets, sweets, traditional recipes of tamilnadu
Servings: 3 cups
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chana dal - kadalai paruppu
  • 1/4 cup tur dal - tuvaram paruppu
  • 1/4 cup moong dal - pasi paruppu
  • 1 cup jaggery
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1/4 cup coconut bits
  • 2 tbsp broken cashews
  • 1 tsp ghee

Instructions

  • Dry roast chana dal for a minute on medium heat.
  • After a minute, add moong dal and tur dal and roast again in medium heat until slightly brown.
  • take it in a bowl and add water. soak it for about 2 hours.
  • After 2 hours, drain the excess water and grind it immediately without adding any water to a paste.
  • flatten the dough to even-sized patties and steam cook for about 10 minutes.
  • break the cooked dal patties and pulse it in a blender until evenly crumbled. Keep it aside until use.
  • In a pan, melt the jaggery with water.
  • strain it onto another pan and add cardamom powder and coconut bits.
  • cook the jaggery to a one string consistency.
  • add the crumbled dals and mix well.
  • Finally, Heat ghee and roast the cashews until brown. add the roasted cashews along with ghee into the dal mix.
  • mix well and serve hot and store for later.

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