Sunnundalu(Black gram dal laddu/Urad dal laddu))

 

ingredients:

Black gram dal(Minapappu/ Urad dal) 2cups

Grated Jaggery 1 1/2cup

Ghee 1 cup

Preparation:

1. Heat a pan, dry roast dal on low to medium flame till golden brown color, at this stage you feels good aroma of fried dal.

2. Now cool it, and grind as a powder.

3. Now add grated jaggery to urad dal powder.

4. Grind jaggery and urad dal powder together, it helps jaggery to mix well with urad dal powder.

5. Take this mixture into a mixing bowl, add melted hot ghee mix slowly until you get nice consistency to make laddu.

6. Make round shaped laddu's of this mixture using your palms.

 

Now...Delicious laddu(SUNNUNDALU) are ready to serve..

 

Store in a air tight container.

 

Ponnaganti aaku fry

ingredients:
Ponnaganti aaku 1 bunch or 2cups
Channa dal 1/2 cup
Kobbari karam 2tsp(adjust to your spice level)
Turmeric powder 1/4tsp
Salt to taste
Popu:
Oil 2tsp
Mustard seeds 1/2tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2tsp
Channa dal, urad dal 1/2tsp
Garlic cloves 3(chopped)

Preparation:
1. Wash and soak channa dal 1hr.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add popu items one by one and fry.
3. Now add soaked channa dal mix well with popu, add little water, cover with lid and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Now add washed ponnaganti aaku leaves to dal mix well.
5. Add salt, turmeric powder mix well, cover and cook it on medium flame.
6. Once the leaves & dal became soft add Kobbarikaram mix well.
7. Cook it 5 more minutes on low flame. Remove from flame and tranfer  into a serving bowl..

Serve hot with chapathi & rice..