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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

VELLA SEEDAI - VERSION 1

INGREDIENTS:

Rice flour - 2 cups
Urad dhal powder - 2 tsp.
Crushed jaggery - 1 1/2 cup
Butter - 2 tablespoons
Coconut pieces - 2 tablespoons
Oil - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp.

METHOD:

Prepare rice flour and urad dhal powder as mentioned in this link.

Sieve well. Dry roast rice flour until hot and light brown.

Cut coconut into small pieces. Crush jaggery, dissolve in little water and strain it without any dust, dirt or mud. Heat jaggery and when slightly thick add all other ingredients except oil and stir for a while.

Allow it to cool. Make gooseberry size balls from the dough.

Heat oil in a kadai. The heat should be medium. Fry 5- 6 balls at a time till brown.

1 comment :

  1. I am the first to comment! I follow this method too. But my cheedais always don't have the smooth finish with just one or two cracks. Yours look smooth with necessary cracks that develop in the process.

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