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Paal Vadai Recipe

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Paal vadai is a unique sweet made during Diwali that is urad dal vadai soaked in a jaggery syrup.
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 3 -4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup of skinned whole urad dal / ulutham paruppu
  • A pinch of salt
  • 2-3 cups of milk more or less

For jaggery syrup:

  • 5 tbsp of grated jaggery or brown sugar
  • 10-12 tbsp of water
  • 1 pod of cardamom

Instructions
 

  • Soak the urad dal in enough water to cover it by 3 inches for about 1 to 2 hours.
  • Grind the soaked dal with enough added milk to make a thick, custard-like batter. It should have the consistency of the batter you would grind for medhu vada. Add salt and mix well.
  • Heat oil to almost smoking point and add small quantities of batter into it. No need to shape them, just make them into small lime-sized balls.
  • Fry until golden brown and drain on kitchen towels.
  • For jaggery syrup, mix the jaggery and water and bring to boil. Peel and add the cardamom pod, including the skin.
  • Remove the syrup from fire and dunk the fried urad balls in. Keep covered and let it soak well.
  • That's it! Serve warm or at room temperature.