How long does Pori Urundai take?

25 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.

How many people does Pori Urundai serve?

6. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.

Is Pori Urundai vegetarian?

Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.

What do I need to make Pori Urundai?

4 cup Puffed Rice, ¾ cup Jaggery, ¼ cup Water, ¼ tsp Dry Ginger Powder, A Pinch Salt, 1 tsp Ghee, and a few more listed on this page.

Do I need a pressure cooker for Pori Urundai?

No, it is cooked in an open pot.

How many calories are in Pori Urundai?

About 158 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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Pori Urundai

Name: Pori Urundai
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian, Tamil Nadu
Ingredients: ¾ cup Jaggery; ¼ tsp Dry Ginger Powder; A Pinch Salt; 1 tsp Ghee; 4 cup Puffed Rice; ¼ cup Water; ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder

Veg · Sweets & Desserts

Sweets & Desserts Low fat Jain Gluten-free

Total25 min

Prep15 min

Cook10 min

Serves6

Per serving158 cal

Spicenot spicy

Good for: Karthigai Deepam

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5 steps, each one filmed

A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Pori urundai: puffed rice balls bound with jaggery syrup with dry ginger and cardamom, rolled warm. A festive Tamil Nadu sweet, makes 6, 25 min, video.

Low calorie

Ingredients

7 items

Cooking for6 servings

Jaggery¾ cup
Dry Ginger Powder¼ tsp
SaltA Pinch
Ghee1 tsp
Puffed Rice4 cup
Water¼ cup
Cardamom Powder¼ tsp

Contains: milk.

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 6. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

Nutrient	Per serving	All 6
Energy	158kcal	948kcal
Protein	0.9g	5.4g
Carbohydrate	37g	224g
Fat	0.9g	5.4g
Fibre	0.2g	1.2g
Sugar	26g	153g

Method

1
Dry roast the puffed rice for 2-3 mins and cool down completely.
Puffed Rice
2
Combine the jaggery and water in a pan. Allow it to melt and then it will start frothing, with the perfect colour and consistency. The ladle will leave trace marks in the pan. Reduce the flame.
JaggeryWater
3
Add the powdered spices and salt at this stage and mix well to combine. Add the puffed rice and combine well. Finish with ghee.
Dry Ginger PowderSaltGheeCardamom Powder
4
Dust your hands with rice flour/ maida and roll into roundels without applying too much pressure, roll only when warm.
5
Cool down completely and store airtight to maintain the crispness, upto 10 days.

Before you start

How long does Pori Urundai take?: 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Pori Urundai serve?: 6. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Pori Urundai vegetarian?: Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Pori Urundai spicy?: No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make Pori Urundai?: 4 cup Puffed Rice, ¾ cup Jaggery, ¼ cup Water, ¼ tsp Dry Ginger Powder, A Pinch Salt, 1 tsp Ghee, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Pori Urundai?: No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Pori Urundai?: About 158 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.