Receta Atukulatho Sunnundalu (Sweet Beaten Rice/Poha Balls)
I saw this on a TV show long back and wrote down the recipe to try. This is slightly different to the regular Minapa Sunnundalu. In this we add more poha than urad dal. I thought this would make a perfect Telugu sweet recipe for Ugadi. So I tried it and they turned out so delicious and everyone loved them.
I previously tried the traditional sunnundalu before and posted the recipes also. Here are those dishes:
Ingredients: (Makes 14 small Laddus)
- 2 cups Beaten Rice (అటుకులు, Poha)
- ½ cup Black Gram (మినప్పప్పు, Urad Dal)
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ cup Ghee (నెయ్యి, Clarified Butter)
- Some Cardamom Seeds
Preparation:
Dry roast poha and urad dal separately until they turn golden brown in color (just like in the picture below). Keep aside to cool down.
Then grind them together into a fine powder. Also powder the sugar finely.
Mix all the powdered items together. Keep aside.
Heat ghee in a pan and add cardamom seeds and fry for a second.
Pour this hot ghee on top of the poha mixture and mix well with a spatula or hand. I am sure you can handle it, but just be careful.
Mix it thoroughly until the ghee mixes well with the entire mixture.
Don’t let the mixture stand for a long time as it tends to dry soon. Take small portions of the mixture and shape into balls.
Arrange them on a plate to dry for some time and enjoy the tastiness of these aromatic laddus. Yummy!!