Karthigai Pori Urundai Recipe Or Puffed Rice Balls With Jaggery Recipe

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Pori Urundai or Puffed Rice Balls is a traditional sweet prepared with puffed rice and jaggery. The crunchiness of the rice and the sweetness of jaggery makes this dish delicious. It is very easy to prepare and also healthy too. It is prepared during Karthigai deepam festival. Karthika Deepam is a Hindu festival especially among Hindu Tamils and this year 2015 it falls tomorrow i.e 25th November 2015. Karthigai is essentially a festival of lamps. The lighted lamp is considered as an auspicious symbol and is believed to ward off evil forces and usher in prosperity and joy. We will now learn how to make karthigai special pori urundai recipe with step wise pictures.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Served AsSnacks
CuisineSouth Indian
Servings 4
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Ingredients
  

  • Puffed rice or pori – 4 cups
  • Jaggery - 3/4 cup
  • Cardamom powder – a generous pinch
  • Water - 1/4 cup
  • 5. Ghee – 2 teaspoons for greasing hand at the time of making puffed rice balls
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Instructions
 

  • Heat jaggery with 1/4 cup of water in a pan on a low flame. Heat it till the mixture bubbles and you get a frothy look.
  • To check the consistency, keep a small bowl of water ready. Add a few drops of jaggery syrup into the water. If it dissolves, then let it boil for some time. If the jaggery syrup stands firm and you can form a ball by rolling with your finger,
  • it means the consistency has reached. It is called as soft ball consistency
  • At this stage, add cardamom powder and puffed rice and switch off the flame. Stir well so that the pori gets well coated with the jaggery syrup. Grease or smear your hands with little ghee and roll the mixture into tight round balls.
  • Once the puffed rice balls or pori urundai is full cooled down, store them in an airtight container and enjoy as and when desired. It stays fresh and crisp for 3-4 days.
  • Once the puffed rice balls or pori urundai is full cooled down, store them in an airtight container and enjoy as and when desired. It stays fresh and crisp for 3-4 days. Ensure to clean the puffed rice to remove any dirt or impurities.
  • Soft ball consistency is important or else making the balls will be little difficult. The color of the pori urundai also depends on the quality of the jaggery used while making the balls.

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