Ingredients

• 1 cup - chana (Bengal gram) dal
• 1 cup - sugar
• 1/2 tsp - cardamom powder
• 1 cup - maida
• 1/2 cup - besan (chick peas flour)
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• salt - a pinch
• 2 tsp - ghee
• oil, to deep fry

How to Make Sukrunde

• Wash and cook dal with 4 cups of water till soft but not mushy. Strain the cooking liquid (this can be used in rasam).
• Add sugar to dal. When the mixture is slightly cooled, grind it till smooth.
• Cook this mixture in a thick bottom pan, stirring all the time till it becomes a lump.
• Add cardamom powder. Cool and shape into lime size balls.
• Mix maida with besan, salt, turmeric powder and ghee. Add water and make a thick batter.
• Dip the dal balls in this batter and fry in moderately hot oil till golden brown.