Undulka

                                                                        

Undulka

Happy Ganesh Chaturti to all my blog readers.

Undulka is a common dish made for Ganesh naivedya in Udipi  - Mangalore region. This small rice balls immersed in a mixture of fresh coconut, jaggery and til is a delicious festive sweet.

Ingredients:
1 cup rice flour (I have used store bought rice flour)
1 cup water
1 cup jaggery

1 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut

1 table spoon til
1 tea spoon cardamom powder
3 tea spoon ghee
1/2 tea spoon salt
1/4 tea spoon haldi

Preparation:

1. Dry roast til (sesame seeds)  till it splits and set aside
2. Heat 1 cup water with 1 tea spoon ghee and salt till water boils
3. Put 1 cup rice flour to the boiling water and switch off the flame
4. Stir well and allow the mixture to cool
5. When cool, mix well and make a smooth dough
6.  Make small marble size balls of this dough and steam these balls in a idle cooker for 6-7 minutes. Set aside
7. In another pan put  1 cup jaggery and 1/2 cup water
8. When jaggery completely dissolves, add the grated coconut and keep stirring the mixture on a low flame till all the moisture is gone
9. Add the roasted til and cardamom powder
10. Heat 2 tea spoon ghee in another pan and add the steamed rice balls and the coconut jaggery mixture and sauté for a minute and put off the flame
11. Offer this undulka to Lord Ganesha