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Ukkarai
Ukkarai is a traditional Indian recipe for a classic dessert of a ground black chickpea porridge sweetened with jaggery and flavoured with cardamom that's served topped with fried cashew nuts and which is often served as a Diwali dessert. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Indian version of: Ukkarai.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
45 minutes
Total Time:
65 minutes
Serves:
4–6
Rating: 
Tags : Vegetarian RecipesSpice RecipesDessert RecipesBean RecipesIndian Recipes
Ukkarai is a Classic Indian recipe for a dessert of a ground black chickpea porridge sweetened with jaggery and flavoured with cardamom that's served topped with fried cashew nuts and which is often served as a Diwali dessert.
Ingredients:
150g channa dhal (black chickpeas/Bengal gram)
180g jaggery (palm sugar), scraped
pinch of ground cardamom
3 tbsp ghee
10 cashew nut halves, fried in ghee until golden
Method:
Wash the chana dhal, place in a pan, cover with water, bring to a boil and cook for about 20 minutes, or until just beginning to soften. Drain the beans and set aside to cool then transfer to a blender and process until puréed (add a few tablespoons of water, as needed).
Heat a pan and add the jaggery and 3 tbsp water. Heat until the sugar melts then add the channa dhal paste. Cook, stirring constantly, until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
Add the ghee and ground cardamom and cook, mixing constantly, for 5 minutes more. Take off the heat, turn into a serving dish, scatter over the cashew nuts and serve.
