Nel Pori Urundai/ Paddyflakes balls

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Nel Pori Urundai  ,is generally prepared , on Karthigai Deepam day . Its made as snack too , in many houses of Tamilnadu . Many shops in small towns and villages, in Tamilnadu , stock this sweet  commonly.  Its a healthy, harmless  and tasty snack for children and adults , alike. It can be prepared at home too and relished.

 

Ingredients

  1. Nel Pori or Paddy flakes 4 cups
  2. Jaggery 1 cup
  3. Coconut ( cut into thin slices )  a handful
  4. Dry ginger powder   half a teaspoon
  5. Cardamom   1/2 a teaspoon

Method

  • In a deep bottomed pan or wok/ Uruli , add jaggery with a ladle of  water and dissolve .
  • Let the jaggery solution boil, in low heat and become thick.
  • Keep a bowl of water nearby . Take a little of the syrup and drop into the water .
  • The syrup should’nt dissolve in water, but stay firm . Roll into a ball with your fingers . If it reaches this stage, the jaggery is ready tobe added to the Paddy flakes .
  • If not, continue cooking the jaggery, till it gets to that stage .
  • Add to the the paddy flakes and mix thoroughly , with a long ladle.
  • Grease your hands and take a little of the mixture and roll into balls .
  • Repeat till you exhaust the mixture .
  • Lovely tasty Nel Pori Urundai is ready.

Note

  • Use Paagu vellam or jaggery made for this purpose .
  • Only if the jaggery consistency is correct the balls can be rolled. Otherwise they will crumble .