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    Last Updated: April 15, 2025 | First Published on: January 10, 2012 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Paakundalu / Pakam Undalu ~ Makara Sankranthi Recipes

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    Pakundalu ~ Andhra Traditional  Festival Recipe
    Ingredients :
    • Homemade Rice Flour : 2 cups
    • Powdered Jaggery : 1 cup
    • grated Coconut : 1 tbsp
    • Cardamom Powder : ½ tsp
    • Ghee / Oil

    Rice Flour Preparation : 

    1. Wash
    and soak the rice overnight and drain the water completely.

    2. Then grind
    the rice into a very fine powder and sieve it.

    3. The flour should be
    slightly damp.

    Method :

    1. In a heavy bottomed pan, add the powdered jaggery and
    little water and cook till it melts.

    2. Strain the jaggery water to remove
    any dirt.

    3. And bring back to heat and cook on a low flame till it becomes
    thick syrup ( 2 thread consistency ). To test, add a few drops of
    jaggery syrup to the cold water, and it should become lumpy.

    4. Switch off
    the flame and add the cardamom powder, grated coconut and a tablespoon
    of ghee to it and mix .

    5. Slowly add the rice flour and mix well without
    forming any lumps.

    6. Mix very well to make a soft dough and allow it to
    cool completely.

    7. Divide the dough into a small and smooth balls and set
    aside.

    8. Heat ghee / oil in a deep frying vessel. And deep fry the dough
    balls till it becomes golden brown color on medium flame.

    9. Remove from
    the oil and cool.

    10. Store in a airtight container and serve as a sweet
    snack.

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    Comments

    1. Nalini's Kitchen says

      January 12, 2012 at 2:39 am

      Delicious and authentic recipe…looks yummy and your picture makes me drooling……….

      Reply
    2. SouthIndianHome says

      January 12, 2012 at 3:10 am

      Appam looks too delicious.Amazing clicks

      Reply
    3. Gayathri NG says

      January 12, 2012 at 8:41 am

      Wow tempting balls n delicious ones…
      Please grab the ward waiting for you at my space..:)

      Reply
    4. Shanthi says

      January 12, 2012 at 10:21 am

      Authentic and traditional. Nice clicks

      Reply
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