Ukkarai | Okkarai-chettinad special moong dal sweet recipe

Cuisine Style: India | Cooking Time: 15 min | To Serve: 4 | Type: Sweet, dessert, onam, diwali, pongal special sweet

Ingredients

• Moong dal[Pasiparuppu] - 1 cup
• Jaggery [Vellam]- 1 to ¾ cup
• Ghee - ½ cup
• Water - ½
• Cardamom powder – ½ tbsp
• Cashew nuts - 5
• Pistachios - 2
• Borneo-Camphor (Pachai Karpooram) - size of mustard seed

Preparation

• Wash and soak moong dal for 2 hours then drain water & coarsely grind without water.
• Heat ghee in a pan add cashew nuts & pistachios roast then keep it aside.
• Heat pan add grated jaggery & water let it boil.
• Heat another pan add ghee & ground moong dal sauté well
• Then add melted jaggery mix well & let it thickens.
• Finally add cardamom powder, Pachai Karpooram & roasted nuts cut off heat.
• Serve hot or cold.

Ukkarai-Thalai deepavali special