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    Home » Sweets and Desserts » Pesara Purnalu | Moong Dal Sweet Dumplings

    Pesara Purnalu | Moong Dal Sweet Dumplings

    Published: Dec 4, 2010 · Modified: Oct 5, 2020 by Srivalli · 9 Comments

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    Pesara Purnalu or sweet dumplings with Whole Moong dal are a quick snack that you can do for evening snacks for kids. Not only that these are very healthy for kids. Never mind the deep fried nature of this recipe, as kids can eat deep fried snacks. 
    We make these dumplings with two different coatings. Traditionally it is done with Urad dal, while for this we did the coating with Maida and Rice flour. Make these for your kids as a holiday treat and I am sure they will enjoy it very much.

    Pesara Purnalu / Moong Dal Dumplings

    For Stuffing

    Pesara pappu / Yellow Moong Dal - 1 cup
    Sugar - 1/2 cup
    Coconut grated - 1/4 cup
    Cardomon powder a pinch

    For Coating

    All purpose Flour/ Maida - 1/2 cup
    Rice flour - 2 tbsp
    Salt a pinch

    Method to prepare

    For the Stuffing

    Soak Yellow moong dal for 2 hrs and grind to a fine paste with very little water.

    Make the paste into small balls and steam the moong dal paste as how you will do for idlies for 15 mins.

    Once it is cooled, grind these steamed dumplings into powder, if they are soft enough you can also grate them into powder.

    To this moong dal powder add powdered sugar, grated coconut. Make into small balls.

    For the Coating

    Make a thick batter of Maida and Rice flour, salt.

    Heat a pan with oil and drop the balls dipped into the batter into the hot oil.

    Cook on both sides and drain once done to a kitchen towel.  

    These make a great holiday treat for kids, do send in your holiday specials that you will prepare for your kids for Kid's Delight!

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    Pesara Purnalu | Moong Dal Sweet Dumplings

    Cuisine Andhra Pradesh
    Occasion Deepavali
    Author Srivalli
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    1. Dr.Sameena Prathap says

      December 04, 2010 at 9:10 am

      Hey,

      Those dumplings look cute and yummy...

      Reply
    2. Subhashini says

      December 04, 2010 at 10:21 am

      very very new dish for me.

      Reply
    3. Priya Sreeram says

      December 04, 2010 at 12:01 pm

      good one !

      Reply
    4. Smitha says

      December 04, 2010 at 3:45 pm

      i love any type of purnalu...they r my weakness sometimes1...yum yum!

      Reply
    5. divya says

      December 04, 2010 at 4:07 pm

      wow, that is super delicious looking.

      Reply
    6. savitha ramesh says

      December 04, 2010 at 9:39 pm

      Wow sweet surprises

      Reply
    7. Shivani says

      December 04, 2010 at 9:45 pm

      wow thats something new recipe for me, thanks for sharing

      Reply
    8. My attempt at The Julie/Julia project says

      December 05, 2010 at 3:26 am

      I love these... my fav during festival time 🙂
      but this with moong dal is healthy 🙂

      Reply
    9. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

      December 06, 2010 at 4:55 pm

      wow, sounds delicious !!!

      Reply

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