nel pori urundai/ karthigai pori urundai
Ingredients
- Nel pori - 4 cups
- Vellam/jaggery - 1 cup(powdered)
- Dry ginger powder/sukku - 1 tbsp
- Cardamom powder - 1/2 tbsp
- Ghee for greasing purpose
Instructions
- Clean the husk part from nel pori.2.Take a thick bottomed pan heat up the measured nel pori in batches and transfer set aside.3.In the same pan add powdered jaggery with water to the level the jaggery is immersed.4.Let it boil till all the jaggery gets dissolved then pass it through a strainer.5.Again pour it back to the pan and bring back to boil.6.It boils and gets thickened at one stage both sukku and cardamom powder add now check for consistency.7.Take water in a bowl add some syrup and you will be able to form a firm ball.8.Which when dropped creates a dung sound this is the perfect consistency.9.Now switch off the stove and add nel pori stir in well to get well coated.10.Transfer to a well greased big plate or basin.11.Keep on combining it well now geese your hands with ghee.12.Press and make shapes repeat with all the other till done.13.Your nel urundai is ready.
Notes
- The consistency is very important to make perfect urundai.
- Choose paagu vellam to make this nel pori urundai.
- This nel pori has a husk like portion sticking to pori please clean it before making.
- Sukku powder gives a nice flavour to this sweet.
- You can even add fried small chunks of coconut.
- Some even add roasted peanuts or even ellu.
- Make balls when hot itself by smearing the hands with some rice flour or ghee.