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Saturday, August 24, 2013

VELLA SEEDAI - VERSION 2


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 make a syrup of  soft ball consistency. (Sugar syrup consistency - detailed post is here). Add all other ingredients except oil and stir without any lumps. 

Allow it to cool. Make gooseberry- sized balls from the dough. 

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

9 comments :

  1. Just now posted the same mam . Mine is very similar to urs.. Looks nice :)

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  2. yet to try this... lovely recipe...

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  3. i wish to prepare but little scared of bursting experience.

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  4. Vella seedai is the Waterloo for most women.Either it is not cooked inside or not in golden brown or broken? What is the secret?Is it the low heat of oil or the mix of vellam with maavu?

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  5. Looks gud.. Much loved sweet :)

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  6. Another treasured recipe. Thanks for sharing this one. Love the clicks specially the silver plate.

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