Pesara Purnam Burelu (Sweet Bondas with Moong dal)

Ingredients:

For stuffing:

Moong dal -1cup
Sugar-1cup
Grated coconut-1/4cup
Cardamom powder-1tsp

For coating:

Urad dal-1cup or Urad flour-2cups
Rice-2cups or Rice flour-4cups
Salt-1pinch
Oil-for deep frying


Method:

For stuffing soak moong dal for 2-3 hrs. and grind into a paste, and steam cook like idlis and transfer them into a pot and sprinkle the sugar on hot idlis. Mash the idlis into a powder, with fork and place the pot on stove and cook on low heat in the begining, until all the sugar melts. Increase the heat to medium high cook until sugar syrup thickens and moong dal mix firm into almost a ball. When it cools down it will become more hard. Make sure to stir constantly to avoid burning. At the end add coconut and cardamom powder, and set aside until it cools down. For coating dough soak urad dal and rice for 5-6 hrs, and grind into a paste. This dough consistancy should be little thicker than dosa dough, and set aside for at least 2-3 hrs, or you can use urad flour and rice flour, mix together in water with same consistancy like other one without any lumps and set aside for 2-3 hours. Take the moong mixture make them into small balls (Key lime size) and set aside. Heat oil in a pan for deep frying, take the ball into a hand one at a time and dip in a coating dough, and carefully release each one into a hot oil. Fry them until they turn golden brown and serve as a dessert.