UKKARAI

Ukkarai , a specialty of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu is a sweet dish made during Diwali.

Ingredients:

Chana Dal : 1 Cup
Jaggery: 1 Cup
Ghee: 3/4 Cup
Cardamom powder 1 tsp
Cashew nut 10
Kismish/raisins 20
Edible Capoor ,Kesar (Optional)

Method: Dry Roast Chana Dal for a few minutes.
Soak the Roasted chanadal in water for 1 hr.
Grind the Dal without adding water.
Sprinkle water a little bit to grind if necessary.
In a Kadai, add a little ghee and roast Cashew nuts and Kismis.
Keep aside.
Add all ghee in Kadai and pour Ground Chana Dal and stir continuously till it becomes soft, dry and powdery.
Remove and keep aside.
In a separate vessel, add jaggerry and 2 cups water heat till it dissolves completely.th
Filter the syrup so that it is free from mud & dirt.
Pour the filtered syrup in Kadai and boil till end point.
End point can be found by pouring a little bit of syrup in cold water, so that it can be rolled
into a ball .
Add Chana mixture into the syrup and stir for sometime till it becomes soft , fluffy and loose.
It should melt in the mouth.
Add roasted cashew, Kismis, cardamom, Kapoor and Kesar.

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