Pesarapappu Boorelu ( Moong Dal Sweet Balls) Recipe

Pesarapappu Boorelu (Moong Dal Sweet Balls) is a delicious sweet to enjoy in Ugadi. These are very nutritious and good for health. This recipe is easy to make. Learn how to make Pesarapappu Boorelu at home.
Ingredients
- 1 cupMoong Dal/Pesarapappu
- 1 cupCoconut, grated
- 1-1/4 cupsJaggery, powdered
- 1 tspCardamom Powder
For batter:
- 3/4 cupRice
- 1/2 cupBlack Gram
- saltto taste
- oilfor deep frying + 2 tsp for greasing
- a few tspGhee (optional)
Directions
- Wash and soak rice and black gram in water for 6-8 hours and wash and soak moong dal in water for 2 hours.
- Strain out excess water from moong dal and grind into smooth paste by adding very little water and the consistency of this batter should be like dosa batter.
- Grease idli molds with little oil and pour the moong dal batter into each depression in the mold and steam it.
- Un-mold and cut them into small pieces and keep it aside to cool down.
- Melt jaggery adding 1/4 cup of water and pass this molten jaggery through a fine strainer and collect the clean syrup and keep it aside.
- Blend the steamed moong dal pieces without adding water.
- In a pan add the jaggery syrup, blended moong dal, cardamom powder ,and coconut and mix it well.
- Place the pan on flame, stir continuously until the mixture forms a lump and turn off the flame and let it cool down completely.
- Blend rice and black gram into smooth paste adding little water and this batter should have the consistency of dosa batter and add salt, mix it well.
- Heat oil in a wok and make small lemon sized balls of the moong dal mixture and dip each ball in the rice and black gram batter and drop in hot oil.
- Deep fry until slight brown and pour 1/2 tsp ghee into each balls.
- Once cooled, store in air tight container for 1-2 days or serve hot.
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