Pottukadalai urundai is made using roasted gram dal mixed with jaggery syrup to form ladoo like. This is a healthy and nutritious traditional sweet.

Pori kadalai Urundai Recipe

Pottukadalai urundai, I love all these types of ladoo. Not only it is healthy but it satisfy my sweet cravings. I have already few more variation of this recipe and this is a addition to that.

How to Make Pottukadalai Urundai

Jaggery Syrup Consistency - Take jaggery and water in a heavy bottom pan and heat till jaggery melts, Strain this and take it back in the same pan. Now add in cardamom powder and bring it to a boil. now cook till it gets hard ball stage. When you take some syrup and pour it in a bowl of cold water, you should be able to gather the syrup into a ball and it gets hard ball and make a "donk" sound when you drop in a steel plate.
Adding pottu kadalai - You can roast the gram dal if you want. Now take it off the heat and add the gram dal and mix well.
Shaping of ladoos - Now grease your hands with ghee and take small portion and shape it into a ball. Set aside to cool. Now store it in a air tight container.

Jaggery Syrup Consistency

It is so easy to make. All you have to look is for the right consistency.
The syrup should get hard ball stage and then the rest is easy.
This is how you will know that the stage is attained.
When you take some syrup and pour it in a bowl of cold water, you should be able to gather the syrup into a ball and it gets hard ball and make a "donk" sound when you drop in a steel plate.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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