Poornam Boorelu !


The delicious and yummy sweet of andhra is here .Try this recipe and enjoy the taste.It is one of the popular sweet in andhra prepared for almost all the festivals like sankranthi,diwali varalakshmi vratam.



INGREDIENTS :

Chana daal-1cup

Jaggery(bellam or gudd)-1.5 cup

Urad flour-1cup

Rice flour-1cup

Elaichi powder-1spn


PROCESS FOR STUFFING:

First take a mixing bowl, and mix the rice flour and urad flour with water to a thick consistency and add little salt for taste.You need keep this mixture overnight and then prepare the sweet next day.

For preparing the stuffing (poornam) take a pressure cooker and add the chana daal to it and add water 2cups(1:2) to it and let it cook for 5-6 whisltes on medium.Let it cool now.

Once the cooker is cool , check whether there is excess water ,if it exists put on a med flame and cook till daal is dry .Daal should be dry else you cannot make good stuffing.

Once daal is ready add the powdered jaggery to the daal and mix well.Turn the flame to low and cool daal by mixing it . We should be very careful preparing this stuffing.

Cook for about 10-15min and see the the mixture has turned to right conisitency where you can prepare round balls .Add elaichi powder and mix well.Now switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

Prepare medium size balls by applying ghee to your hands,and keep them aside.

PROCEDURE FOR BOORELU:

Take a deep frying pan and add enough oil for deep frying the balls.

Take the flour mixture that has been kept overnight, check for the consistency.It should be thick enough ,with slightly slippery nature.

Once the oil is heat take each sweet ball and dip it into the batter and put it in the oil.You can put 4-5 at a time for frying.Fry them till they turn golden brown color and take them off into a plate.

When you are done you can serve them with hot ghee..The yummy poornam boorely are ready to taste..:)