Tambittu | Puthani Unde | How to make tambittu for Naga Panchmi
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Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 15 ladoos
 
Tambittu/Puthani unde/ladoo for Naga Panchmi
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup puthani/daria/huri gadale
  • ⅔ Cup grated/cut pieces soft jaggery/gur
  • ½ Cup desi ghee
  • ¼ Cup desiccated coconut
Method
  1. Dry grind desiccated coconut into a coarse powder. Keep aside
  2. In a mixer jar, take the puthani/fried gram/daria and pulse till it is a coarse powder
  3. In a heavy pan, heat ghee
  4. To this add grated/pieces of soft jaggery and let it start to melt
  5. When it completely melts and mixes with the ghee turn off heat
  6. Add coarsely ground desiccated coconut. Mix well
  7. To this add ground puthani/fried gram/daria powder. Start mixing
  8. When all dry powder has been mixed with ghee-jaggery mixture. Keep aside to cool
  9. As it sits,ghee gets absorbed and becomes little dry
  10. When it is cool and can be touched by hands, make ladoo/undes
  11. Enjoy them as prasada/prasadam
Notes
Add a pinch of elaichi powder if desired

Add more jaggery (3/4 Cup) if desired

When you mix dry powder completely into the ghee before it cools, transfer to a greased plate, pat and cut into barfis when slightly cool
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/tambittu/