Poornalu

Poornalu(Sweet with Cooked Lentils)

Poornalu is a traditional recipe made for festivals in Telangana(Hyderabad) and Other south states with different names.It is made for Varalakshmi Vratam which comes on second Friday of  shravana maasam of Telugu calender.This Friday special recipe is offered  to Goddess Lakshmi along with Vada ,Curd rice (Daddojanam) and Tamarind Pulihora or Lemon pulihora(Lemon rice).

Poornalu(Sweet with Cooked Lentils)

Ingredients:

1 cup plain flour(maida)
1/4 salt
1 cup water
1 cup bengal gram(chana dal)
1 cup jaggery
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
5 to6 cardamom(elaichi)

Preparation:

Pressure cook Split Chick peas(Chana Dal) with 1 and 1/2 cups of water for 4 to 5 whistles.
If water remains in Dal remove it,add  1 cup jaggery powder,and Fennel  and card mom powder.
Cook for 5 more minutes with out covering or till the jaggery melts,and dal mix thickens.

Poornalu(Sweet with Cooked Lentils)

To make the  wheat flour batter,add Salt, 1 tablespoon of oil and about 1 and 1/2 cups of water to the flour,mix well .The texture must be thick ,not too flowy.
Now make lemon size balls with Dal mix .
Dip in the wheat flour batter,see that batter should completely cover the sweet balls.

Deep fry in oil,by dropping  three at a time to golden brown colour on medium heat.