Okkarai

Ingredients:-

Green gram dal/Moong dal/Pasiparippu              - ½ cup

Kadala parippu/Channa dal/Bengal gram dal     - ½ cup

Jaggery Grated                                                            - 1 cup

Cardamom powder                                                     - 1 tea spoon

Cashew                                                                          - 15-20

Raisins                                                                            - 15-20

Ghee                                                                               - 10 tea spoon

Method:-

Dry fry green gram dal and channa dal separately until it stars to change color and we get a good aroma. When cooled soak them together for 2 hours. Boil the dal with one cup of water for 10 minutes. When cooled drain excess water if any and Powder it. In a pan add 1 tea spoon of ghee and fry the raisins and cashew and keep it aside. In the same pan add ½ cup of water and the Jaggery and make it 2 string consistency syrup. To check this consistency you have to pour a little syrup in water and if you are able to roll it to a jelly type ball, it is done. Switch off the stove and add the powdered dal to it and stir well for 2 minutes and switch on the stove and simmer the flame and continue stirring. Add cardamom, cashew and raisins to it and stir for another 3 minutes. Switch off the stove. Continue stirring for another 5 minutes. This is a special pudding made for Diwali in south India.