After finishing Varalakshmi Vrath, the coconut placed in the kumbum has to be used to prepare a sweet. I had paneer, mawa and dates at hand and so I prepared these delicious balls including all the ingredients. The usual thengai urundai doesn’t contain paneer or dates in it. But after tasting these I will never miss adding them in the future. At first I started preparing burfis but after I poured the mix into the tin and waited for it to set, I was disappointed. It didn’t become firm ( I didn’t have patience. If left for 2hours, it would have made great burfis too!!) So I removed it from the tin and made these cute balls and place it on a plate. I allowed it to air dry for 2 hours and they became firm. When you take a bite, it is crispy on the outside and slightly juicy and syrupy inside. We loved it. I also shared it with my SIL and FIL when I visited them.
Yields 80-85 small urundai
Ingredients:
Grated Coconut-3cups (loosely packed)
Crumbled Paneer-1/2cup
Mawa/ Khoya-1/2cup
Sugar-2 1/2cups
Chopped Dates-1/2cup
Cardamom Powder-1/2tsp
Ghee-2-3tbs
Milk-1cup
Procedure:
- In a saucepan, take coconut, paneer, mawa, milk and cardamom powder.
- Stir until well combined.
- Heat the mixture and bring it to boil.
- Simmer and cook until the coconut is cooked in the milk and the mixture is almost dry.
- Add sugar and dates.
- Keep on stirring until the mixture is thick. Be careful because it splutters a lot.
- To avoid spluttering cook on low flame.
- Add ghee and cook until the ghee separates and the mixture no longer sticks to the sides.
- Transfer the mixture onto a large plate and allow it to cool.
- Once cool, shape it into small round balls.
- Arrange on a tray and allow it to set.
- At first the balls will be very soft but after 2hours, they will dry and become firm.
- Store in air tight jar.
Hey I made dates ball today…Recipe is different…will post it later…Yours look wonderful..Loved the idea of using paneer..
Pakkum pothey sapitalamnu thonuthu..soo soft..Drooling here:(
Looks so tempting….unique combination balls!
They look very delicious……and r healthy too…..
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Looks very appetizing. Would sure like to have some from the plate.
They look so delicious, want to have some now!!
DeliciouS and healthy ladoos!!!!
Very inviting and mouthwatering..
Sowmya
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Very delicious….
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Super duper balls healthy and yummy 🙂 Nice clicks too!!
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they look inviting
healthy…
VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA
these look so mouthwatering and delicious!!
Wow. Those are great looking snack balls. I want some.
Looks tempting. Any substitute for paneer? Never used it.
Tks.
Marie
Hi Marie, you can use cottage cheese instead..