పూర్ణం బూరెలు: Poornam boorelu

Preparation time: 45 mins(excluding the soaking time)

(Makes around 16 to 18 poornalu)


Ingredients

1/2 cup urad dal
1 cup rice
1 cup Chana dal
1 cup jaggery (grated or powdered)
oil for deep frying
2-3 elaichi
pinch of salt

Method

For batter:
Soak urad dal and rice for about 3 hours
Grind them to make a smooth paste, thinner than idly batter.
Add pinch of salt and keep it aside.

For poornam:
Soak chana dal for 30 mins.
Pressure cook chana dal with water (1: 2) for 3 whistles. Remove any excess water.
Mix the cooked chana dal and grated jaggery to make a thick paste. Add elaichi powder to this.
Let the Dal mixture cool to room temperature. Make medium sized balls
Heat oil in a pan, dip each sweet ball in the urad-rice flour mix and fry till golden brown.
Serve them hot.


Tip: If poornam mix becomes little thinner then microwave it for 1 or 2 mins to tighten it.

Note : This sweet is usually prepared on festivals and special occasions(poojalu, vrathalu).