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    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: April 8, 2011 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Pakam or Bellam Garelu ~ Jaggery Flavored Vadas

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    Ingredients :Urad Dal : 1 cup
    Powdered Jaggery : 1 cup
    Cardamom Powder : ½ tsp
    Oil

    Method :Soak the urad dal for 4 hours. Drain and grind the urad dal into a smooth paste with little water and set aside. Heat little water in a vessel, add the jaggery and cardamom powder to it. Allow the jaggery to melt and cook until the syrup is sticky. Switch off the flame and set aside. Heat oil for deep frying. Apply little oil or water on palm and take lemon size ball of urad batter and flatten them a little. Deep fry them in hot oil till crisp and golden color. Remove from the oil and put them into jaggery syrup. Soak the vadas in syrup for 5 minutes. Take them out of the syrup and serve.

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    Other Names : Bellam Garelu, Pakam Vadalu, Paakam Garelu

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    1. Gulmohar says

      April 11, 2011 at 10:26 pm

      Lovely lovely. Guess this is a must have item for Ugadi,rt?

      Reply
    2. Magia da Inês says

      April 12, 2011 at 8:14 am

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      Olá, amiga!

      Passei para uma visitinha…
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      Um lindo dia!
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      Reply
    3. Radhika says

      April 12, 2011 at 10:11 am

      Have shared some awards with you. please collect it from my blog.

      Reply
    4. Fathima says

      April 13, 2011 at 3:02 am

      tempting clicks! looked like 'Neyyappam" to me, which is a kerala delicacy!

      Reply
    5. Sensible Vegetarian says

      April 13, 2011 at 1:11 pm

      Looks so delicious and very beautiful color.

      Reply
    6. Nisha says

      April 13, 2011 at 11:56 pm

      New to me , loved the clicks

      Reply
    7. Sharmi says

      April 14, 2011 at 4:10 pm

      waw, the garelu looks so pretty and tempting:) My MIL makes this! hmmmm craving now!

      Reply
    8. Now Serving says

      April 19, 2011 at 2:13 am

      All the items looks incredibly appetizing!

      Reply
    9. Yashwini says

      October 05, 2013 at 4:11 pm

      wonderful recipes from your site,thanks for sharing i might give it a try also.

      Reply
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