Karthigai Pori Urundai

Kids of all ages love Pori Urundai for its yummy taste. It is a speciality made on Karthigai Deepam, it also goes well as an evening snack. It is quick and easy to make if you have all the ingredients at home.

Ingredients
Puffed Rice/Aval Pori - 5 cups
Roasted Gram - 1 cup (Pottu Kadalai)
Roasted Peanuts - 1 cup (Skin removed and halved)
Roasted sesame seeds - 1/2 cup
Dry coconut shredded - 1 to 1.5 cups (Copara)
Jaggery - 1.5 cup
Cardamom - 3 pods
Ginger Powder - 1 tsp (Sukku powder)
Powdered Roasted Gram - 1/2 cup

Method
** In a large bowl, combine aval pori, pottu kadalai, roasted peanuts, sesame seeds and shredded dry coconut. Set aside.
** Crush the jaggery and put it in a large heavy-bottomed pan, pour about a cup of water and heat until it bubbles
** Add crushed cardamom seeds and sprinkle ginger powder to the syrup
** Keep stirring the syrup in low flame until it gets sticky about a thick string
** Put the combined mixture in 2 to 3 portions, and keep turning them until all the ingredients are coated well.
** Now start making balls with this mixture. It will be sticky and too hot, so you can coat your palm or touch the roasted gram powder to avoid stickiness
** When its cooled, you can save it in air-tight container and keep it for a week

Note:
If you leave the mixture in the hot pan even for a minute, it will harden like a rock. So start make the balls soon after you turn the heat off