Poli boorelu

'Poli boorelu ' (or poli burelu) is an authentic Andhra sweet, especially prepared on pongal (or sankranti festival) or in occasions like marriage ceremonies etc...

Boorelu is a sweet with smooth crispy delicious coating outside and a sweet filling inside.

There are two types of boorelu one is poli boore other is poornam boore. 

For poli boore stuffing is prepared by using yellow split moong dal and grated coconut , where as for poornam boore stuffing is prepared by using chana dal .

Preparation time : one hour
Makes : 22

Ingredients :

Yellow split moong dal : 1 cup
Sugar : 1 1/2 cup
Water : 1 cup
Grated coconut : 1/2 cup
(You can even use dessicated coconut )
Cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp
(You can prepare coating in two ways, one is traditional way , other is instant way)
For Coating 1 :                                For Coating 2 :
Urad dal : 1/3 cup                           Wheat flour : 1/3 cup
Rice : 2/3 cup                                  All purpose flour / Maida : 1/3 cup
(Urad dal : rice = 1 : 2)                    Rice flour : 1/3 cup
(It is like if you are taking one cup of moong dal then for coating you need all together one cup)

Method :

Soak moong dal , at least for 2 hours.

Drain the water and grind it to a paste, with out adding water.

Now Steam this batter like idly for 15 mins.
Check by inserting a tooth pick in center, if it comes out clean then take it out.

Let it cool down completely.
By using your hands break it and make like crumbles.
(I think i grinded my batter by adding little water, so i can't crumble my idly , so i used my food processor to make it into crumbles)

Keep this aside.
Take a pan, add sugar and water.
Wait till you get one thread consistency for sugar syrup.
Add this prepared crumbles, grated coconut, cardamom powder and mix it real good.
Cook it for few seconds and take it off from stove.

Let it cool down completely before proceeding.

Make nice round balls from this mixture.
Keep them aside.

If you are preparing coating by method one , that is by using urad dal and rice, then -
   Soak urad dal and rice together for a minimum of 4 hours.
   Grind them into a smooth batter, like dosa batter, but not too runny.
   Take it into a bowl,add a pinch of salt to this and keep it aside.
If you are preparing coating by method two, that is by using flours, then -
   Take a bowl, add all three flours and a pinch of salt, mix them.
   Prepare the batter by adding water little by little, consistency should be like a dosa batter
   (or) like bajji batter ...
   Keep this aside.

Take a deep pan, add oil that is enough to deep fry boorelu.
Dip the ball in batter and deep fry them in oil.

Tasty tasty and yummy yummy boorelu are ready to eat.
Serve them hot or cold.
You can keep them in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and in shelf for up to 4 - 5 days.
Enjoy your dish :)
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