Kadalai Urundai | Kadalai Mittai | Peanut Jaggery Balls
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Equipment
- Thick Bottomed Pan
MEASUREMENT
1 cup = 250ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml
Ingredients
- 1 cup Roasted Peanuts
- ½ cup Jaggery
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Ghee
Instructions
- Rub 1 cup of roasted peanuts between the palms to remove the skin.
- To easily separate the peanuts from the skin, use a wire mesh ladle to remove off the skin.
- In a heavy bottomed pan, heat ½ cup grated jaggery along with ¼ cup of water.
- Once the jaggery is melted and it starts to boil, remove it from heat.
- Carefully strain it to remove any impurities.
- Pour the syrup back into the pan and heat on low flame. In 3-4 mins, it starts to boil.
- Keep checking the consistency of the syrup by pouring a few drops into bowl of water. At first it will spread easily.
- Next stage, it will form a shape but not hold.
- In next 3-4 mins, when the syrup thickens considerably. Continue checking the consistency.
- It will form a ball easily.
- When cooled down, it should look shiny and when dropped onto a plate it wil make a good gong sound.
- Immediately remove the syrup from heat. Add the roasted peanuts.
- Add ½ teaspoon of ghee. Mix well quickly so that the peanuts are well coated in the syrup.
- In a minute, start making balls. Grease your palms with a little ghee and take a spoonful of the mixture into your palm.
- Roll it tightly to form a ball. This has to be done when the mixture is hottish warm.
- Towards the end, when the mixture cools down it becomes hard to roll.
- Keep it on the stove for a minute to loosen it again.
- Once all the balls are prepared, let them come to the room temperature.
- Store in an airtight container immediately.
Notes
- Adding ghee is optional but it helps keeping the mixture non-sticky and shiny.
- The same recipe can be used with Fried Gram/Pottu Kadalai to make Pottukadalai Urundai.
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