Okkarai (Diwali Special)

Okkarai/ Ukkarai 

Ukkarai is a traditional South Indian dessert prepared for Deepawalli. A gluten-free, tasty and delicious dessert for Deepawalli celebration.

Ingredients 

Channa dal - 1/2 cup

Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Jaggery- 3/4 cup

Ghee- 2 tablespoons 

Cardamom powder- 1 tsp

Cashews- few.

Method 

# Dry roast both the dal until it turns golden in colour.

# soak for 1hr.

# Remove water...grind the soaked dall coarsely.

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# Steam the the batter  for 15-20 minutes.

# Allow it to cool down. Pulse it in mixie/ crumble well.

# Add 1/4 cup water and dissolve Jaggery. Filter the Jaggery to remove impurities.

# Make a thick syrup / consistency of the Jaggery  should  hold a ball shape once dropped in plain water. 

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# Add the dall crumble to the thick Jaggery syrup and mix well.

# Fry cashews in ghee. Mix with  okkarai.

#Add Cardamom powder and mix well.

Do try this recipe and provide your comments.

Thank you!

Nimki (Airfried)

Nimki is a snacks which is made with wheat flour, salt, ghee/ butter, kalonji/ black onion seeds. All the Ingredients are mixed with  little water to form a dough. Rolled to a flat bread and cut into desired shape and airfried.

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat flour - 1 cup

Butter / ghee - 2 tsp

Kalonji/ black onion seeds - 1/4 tsp

Oil - 1 tablespoon

Water- to knead 

Salt to taste

Method:

# Mix Whole Wheat flour, salt, kalonji, ghee.

# Sprinkle little water to knead a stiff dough.

# Divide the dough to Marble size balls.

# Roll the dough to a flat bread / Chappati with 1/2 inch thickness.

# Cut in desired shape.

# Place the nimkis in airfrier and fry at 180'c for 12 minutes. In between brush some oil.

Once nimkis are fried allow it to cool, store in an airtight container.