Okkarai | Diwali sweet
A Diwali special sweet made in and around the region of srivilliputhur in Tamil Nadu .
This is also a temple prasadam in the andal temple and made daily. And many of you haven't heard about this sweet which is made during Diwali time.
Make this sweet for this Diwali season, some thing which is very healthy and different from the regular sweets.
And most important part is we have used jaggery which is very healthy, and can be given to kids as well.
Lets cook with step-by-step pictures.
Now lets see how to cook:
Okkarai | Diwali sweet
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
- Channa dal - 1 cup
- Moong dal - 1 cup
- Jaggery - 1 cup
- Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
- Roasted cashew and raisins - 2 tsp
- Ghee - 2 tsp
METHOD :
- Dry roast dals in a wok till golden brown. Soak in water for 2 hours.
- Grind dals to an almost fine paste.
- Add ghee to a wok and cook the dal paste till crumbly.
- Make sure to constantly keep mixing to ensure it doesnt burn.
- In other pan add, add jaggery and water till the jaggery melts heat it and strain the juice.
- Once the dals are fully cooked and dry, add the jaggery juice and cook continuously.
- Keep cooking till the mixture thickens and becomes crumbly again.
- Garnish with roasted cashews and raisins.
- Adding freshly grated coconut is optional.
Pictorial: |
Take all items |
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Dry roast the channa dal |
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Then moong dal roast |
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Add both the dals in a bowl
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Add required water |
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Soak it for 2 hrs |
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Drain the water then add the dals into mixer and graind to almost fine paste |
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Like this |
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Add Ghee in a wok
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Add the dal paste and mix along with the ghee
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Keep cooking till it gets dry |
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Then add jaggery juice to it and give a quick mix |
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Add cardamom powder
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Add Roasted cashews and raisins on top
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Serve hot !! |
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