Purnam burelu

'Purnam boorelu ' (or poornam 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 or 24

Ingredients :

Chana dal : 1 cup
Sugar : 1 1/2 cup
Water : 1 cup
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 chana dal then for coating you need all together one cup)

Method :

Boil chana dal and cook till it is well cooked and drain all water when hot.
Make it into paste using grinder with out adding water.
Take a pan, add sugar and chana dal paste.

Cook till it is thick. (you can know that when you stir it, cook it till all smell goes and the mixture thickens)
Add cardamom powder and mix it real good.
Cook it for few seconds and take it off from stove.

This mixture is called as "purnam".
(When you make less quantity you get light color mixture , but if you prepare in more quantity you will get little dark yellow color mixture - this is an observation that i made )

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.

Make a hole in middle, add tsp of melted ghee and eat when hot. This tastes best,believe me eat like this and you will tell me how heavenly it is ...
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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