How to make...Pillaiyar urundai

A low-calorie festival delight

August 13, 2010 09:27 pm | Updated November 04, 2016 08:09 pm IST

14mptbpilliyar Urundai1

14mptbpilliyar Urundai1

What you need

Rice flour - 1 1/4 cup

Powdered jaggery - 3/4 cup

Water - 1 cup

Ghee - 1 1/2 tsp

Roasted gram dal - 1 tbsp

Broken cashew – 1 tbsp

Coconut – 1 tbsp

Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp

Chopped almonds – for garnishing

Cooking instructions

Boil the jaggery in water and filter.

Fry the dal, cashewnuts and coconut in ghee.

Add this to the boiling jaggery syrup.

Add a pinch of cardamom powder.

Reduce the flame, add rice flour and mix well ensuring that no lumps are formed.

Make small balls, place them on a ghee-coated pan and steam for 10 minutes.

Garnish with chopped almonds.

Serve hot or cold.

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