POTTUKADALAI URUNDAI/ BROKEN CHANNA BALLS

It is one of the healthy snack, very simple to prepare and less time consuming and is a healthy one

INGREDIENTS:

Pottukadalai - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardamom - 1/2 tsp
Poppy seeds/ Kasakasa - 1/2 tsp
Coconut - 4 tsp (optional)
Salt - a pinch
Ghee/Oil - 4 to 5 tsp

METHOD:
1. Dry roast Kasakasa, Pottukadalai in a tawa and keep aside.
2. Dry roast coconut until it turns golden brown and keep aside.
3. In a mixer, add kasakasa and pottukadalai and grind to coarse powder.
4. Transfer the contents to a bowl and mix with coconut, cardamom powder and salt.    
5. In the mixer, powder the sugar and add to the above and mix well.
6. Heat oil/ghee in a pan, add little to a portion of the mix and make into small sized ball by mixing well.
7. See to that the ball should be tight, if not add ghee/oil and make the ball.
8. Pottukadalai Urundai is ready.

Note:

• Instead of giving biscuits and other junk food to our children, we must introduce such snacks to our children and tell about the health benefits.  
• Even Groundnut balls, Sesame balls are much healthier and can be given to our children.