roasted gram sweet recipe / pottukadalai sweet/ Mittai thool
Ingredients
- Roasted gram powder/pottukadalai maavu - 1 cup
- Water - 1 cup
- Sugar - 1 cup
- Cardamom powder - 11/4 tsp
- Baking soda - 2 pinches
- Coconut grated - 4-5 tbsp
- Ghee - 3-4 tbsp
Instructions
- Keep a kadai with a cup of water and sugar.2.Let the sugar dissolve and boil add grated coconut.3.Let it come to a sticky stage now add potttukadalai powder and whisk without lumps.4.Add in baking soda mix and cardamom powder.5.At one stage it will thicken and form a mass add ghee and continue stirring.6.It will become dry absorbing all the ghee switch off.7.But continue stirring till it becomes totally lumpy and crumbly.8.You can serve with more ghee and banana.
Notes
- Adding baking soda is important for the exact texture of the sweet.
- No string consistency is needed for making this sweet.
- Don’t miss adding grated coconut.