Purnalu
August 11, 2013

A coastal Andhra recipe commonly made as offering for Gods

Cuisine Indian
Course Desserts
Serves 10
Method Deep-fry
Difficulty Easy
Cook Time 40  minutes
  • Cuisine Indian
  • Course Desserts
  • Serves 10
  • Method Deep-fry
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Cook Time 40  minutes
Ingredients
rice(soaked overnight)
1/2   cup
urad dal(soaked overnight)
1/4   cup
grated jaggery
1   cup
chana dal(soaked overnight)
1/2   cup
cardamom powder
1/4   teaspoon
salt
1   pinch
oil for deep frying
1   cup
Instructions

1. Pressure cook the chana dal in 1 cup of water for 4 whistles.As soon as the steam goes,drain the liquid(keep the liquid and make purnam charu)

2. To the chana dal , add jaggery and let cook ,simultaneously mixing and and mashing the mixture until it comes together.Add cardamom powder and mix and turn off the stove.

3. Grind the urad dal into a smooth paste and add the rice and salt to it and grind. The batter should be thick so do not add too much water.

4. Heat the oil for frying.Now make small balls from the chana dal jaggery mixture.

5. Dip each of these balls into the riceflour urad dal mixture and drop it into the oil and fry until golden brown. Make sure your chana dal doesn't have water after boiling ,you won't be able to make balls out of those if the mixture is runny.If you add too much water to grind your rice flour-urad dal batter it will absorb too much oil while frying.