PALALLO UNDRALLU (PALATALIKALU )

INGREDIENTS

FOR RICE FLOUR DOUGH

Rice flour – 1/2 cup

Water – 1 1/2 cup

Grated jaggery – 1/4 cup

TO MAKE PALALLO UNDRALLU

Milk – 2 1/2 cups

Water – 1/2 cup for diluting dough

Grated jaggery – 3/4 cup to 1 cup

METHOD

• In a pan, put 1 1/2 cups of water bring it to a boil. Add grated jaggery and 1/3 tsp of ghee.
• Let the jaggery melt into water. Add rice flour and keep stirring until it forms a smooth dough.
• Swicth off the flame. Keep it covered for 5 minutes. Let it cool. Open the lid and knead the dough until it forms a smooth dough.
• Take half a portion of dough. Make very small balls with the dough by greasing your hands with some ghee.
• Keep them aside. Dilute remaning dough with 1/2 cup of water and keep it aside.
• Take 2 1/2 cups of milk in another pan and bring it to boil.  When the milk starts to boil, add the prepared rice balls slowly.
• Give it a stir carefully with out crushing the undrallu. Let them cook with milk on low flame for about 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes you will notice that the balls are soft and floating on top. Add the diluted flour mix. Mix well.
• Cook for 1 to 2 minutes and switch off the flame. Wait for a minute and add grated jaggery.
• Gently mix it well until the jaggery is well combined. Transfer this into a bowl, offer this as naivedyam or prasadam to Lord Ganesha on Ganesh Chaturthi .