Moong Dal Burelu / Pesara Purnalu

Ingredients :

• 1 cup Moong Dal
• 11/2 cup Sugar
• 1 cup grated Coconut
• 1 pinch Elaichi Powder
• 1/2 cup Urad Dal
• 1 cup Rice
• Little Salt
• Oil for deep fry

Method :

• Wash and soak rice, urad dal for 1 hour and grind.
• Grind into a thick dosa batter and add little salt & keep it aside.
• Wash and soak moong dal for 1 hour & grind into a smooth batter.
• Pour the ground batter in a bowl and pressure cook with out lid for 15 mins.
• When it cool remove from the cooker and cut into small pieces.
• Grind the pieces into a powder and keep it aside.
• Add sugar in a pan with little water & bring it to a boil.
• Add grated coconut, ground moong dal and mix well.
• Mash with a potato masher until the dal mixture mix it well without lumps.
• Stir the mixture continuously until it thickens, let it cool for some time.
• When it cool make the cooked dal mixture into small lemon size balls.
• Heat a pan with enough oil for deep fry, dip the ball in the batter & fry them.
• Fry them until they become light brown in color & take them out on a paper towel.
• Now moong dal purnalu are ready to serve, serve hot.