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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. Raji says

      April 09, 2011 at 5:57 am

      The picture itself is so tempting so I really wonder how good the taste will be...looks amazingly delicious.

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    2. Shama Nagarajan says

      April 09, 2011 at 7:44 am

      garelu tempts me to grab it from the picture right now

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    3. RAKS KITCHEN says

      April 09, 2011 at 1:44 pm

      New to me,sounds and looks really gud ,love that colour you have got,usually adding sweet thing makes it more darker..But urs is perfect!a

      Reply
    4. Nithu says

      April 09, 2011 at 3:38 pm

      Have never tried it with urad dal. Looks yummy.

      Reply
    5. Priya says

      April 09, 2011 at 11:00 am

      Wow wat a tempting bellam garelu,sooo irresistible..

      Reply
    6. kaveri says

      April 09, 2011 at 11:46 am

      mouthwatering Garelu...First time to your space...Glad to follow you...

      Reply
    7. Malar Gandhi says

      April 09, 2011 at 6:32 pm

      Droolworthy dish, very ethnic love it

      Reply
    8. Swathi says

      April 09, 2011 at 5:37 pm

      delicious snack.

      Reply
    9. divya says

      April 09, 2011 at 10:09 pm

      Fantastic...irresistibly yumm..

      Reply
    10. ♥LOVE2COOK♥ says

      April 10, 2011 at 1:14 am

      Am drooling over and over! Superb vadas 😉

      Dear, you've been awarded! Pls do stop by and collect from mine 😉

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