I love this sweet so much. This recipe has been requested from a viewer of mine a long time before. And finally i got a chance to make them few weeks back. I saved this to post as diwali post. I made this when i made my thaen mittai, both of these sweets have same batter. Check out my other potti kadai recipes too..
This sweet is so yummy, a crispy outer layer which is soaked in a healthy palm jaggery syrup which goes into the sweet and when you bite into it, it just drips off..So yum...You can make a sugar syrup instead of jaggery syrup and dip these in that too. But i found this to be healthy and yummy..I hope you will try this out and let me know how it turned out for you..
Preparation Time : 15 mins
Soaking Time : 3 to 4 hours
Cooking Time : 20 to 25 mins
Serves : 5 to 6
Ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup ( I used idli rice)
Whole Urad dal - ¼ cup
Oil for Deep frying
Karupatti / Palm Jaggery - 2 cup
Cardamom Powder / Yelakai Podi - 1 tsp
Dry Ginger Powder / Chukku Podi - 1 tsp
Water - 1 cup
Method:
Take rice and dal in a bowl. wash it well, soak them in water for 3 hours. Drain them and add it to a blender, add very little water at a time and make it into a thick smooth paste. It doesn't have to be very smooth, the rice will remain little grainy, that is not a issue.
Now make the palm jaggery syrup, take palm jaggery and water in a sauce pan. Heat it and Mix it well till the palm jaggery is melted. Strain it and add it back to the pan and boil it for 6 to 8 mins till it gets little thick and syrupy.. Now add in cardamom and dry ginger powder and mix well. You have to keep this syrup warm till you dip the mittai.
Now heat some oil for deep frying.
Take a piping bag with plain round tip, fill it with the dough and make round design over hot oil. Fry till crispy on both sides. Drain this.
Dip this in karupatti syrup for 1 to 2 min on each side.
Drain it and serve.
Notes:
1)The batter should be thick, so add very little water while grinding.
2)When frying you have to fry till the outer crust gets crispy. So it stays crispy even when soaked in syrup.
3)Leave it only 2 mins in syrup. It will absorb it quickly.
4)This taste best when hot or warm.
Pictorial:
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| Measure your dal and rice |
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| take them in a bowl and wash well |
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| cover with fresh water and let them soak for 3 hours |
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| now it has soaked |
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| drain them and take it in a blender |
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| add very little water and make it into a thick paste |
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| take this in a bowl, leave it aside for 30 mins to 1 hour |
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| I started making the syrup, take karupatti |
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| break them up and take it in a pan |
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| add some water |
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| mix well. heat till it is melted |
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| strain it |
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| This takes away the impurities |
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| now pour the syrup it into a pan |
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| bring it to a boil and cook till it gets little thick and syrupy |
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| You have to add cardamom powder and dry ginger powder in this and mix well... now put the heat to the very low and keep it warm |
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| Now take a piping bag, i used my plastic press |
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| You have to use plain round tip, you can take a ziploc bag and cut the end off to make a small hole |
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| fill it with the batter |
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| start practising |
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| just go rounds rounds |
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| 1 think it is not bad,, |
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| pipe it over hot oil |
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| fry till it is crispy |
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| drain it |
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| drop it in the palm jaggery syrup |
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| let it soak for 2 to 3 mins, flipping often |
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| remove it and serve |
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| taste best when hot.. |
Anonymous
well done aarthi
Anonymous
well done,...
vikramadevi
Very nice
Anonymous
aarti...the palm sugar in powdered form available in fab india ok. i mean its ok to buy palm sugar in powdered form
thanks shalini
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can use
Suvin Prathab
Now you can buy Karupatti/Palm Jaggery and Palm Sugar from http://www.pachaa.in or http://www.onlinegrocerychennai.com
Anonymous
Thanks for sharing traditional sweets which is prepared mostly during the pongal
swathi
hi. need we not add salt in the batter? even a pinch?
Aarthi
This recipe dont need salt.
yuva yamini
Good post. The benefits that are mentioned in the post is really good and very useful. Also use more natural oils like Pure Coconut Oil in Chennai for the natures strong life.
Khunbow
I like your blog thanks for sharing it have a look at Marachekku Oil In Chennai
Sathya Natarajan
How long does it stay good and how to store it
Aarthi
two days max