Pori Urundai (Puffed Rice Balls)

Karthigai Deepam is a festival of lights,celebrated in Tamil Nadu during the month of Karthigai. This festival is never complete without getting to eat the crispy Pori Urundai's. This is a simple and quick recipe made out of Jaggery and Puffed Rice or Nel Pori (Wheat based)

Time:Making Time (30 mins)

Difficulty level:Easy

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of Puffed Rice
• 1 cup Jaggery
• 1 cup Water
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
• 2 tsp Ghee

Preparation:

1. Mix the Jaggery with water and filter it to remove any impurities.
2. In a heavy bottomed vessel, add 1/2 tsp of Cardamom Powder and ghee to the Jaggery water and mix well.
3. Keep stirring until it reaches a string consistency (Kambi Paggu consistency) * When you pour a spoon of Jaggery Syrup into a cup of water, it should not dissolve but harden like a ball.
4. Once the desired consistency is reached, add the puffed rice to this and mix well
5. Grease your hands and make small balls out of the mixture when it is  warm.Otherwise it might get difficult to roll them

Chef's Tip - You can also add pieces of Dry Coconut to this mixture before rolling them.Believe me it tastes even better :)