Method
- Heat 3-4 tbsp of the ghee+oil in a kadai.
- Roast the besan on a low flame till it get slightly reddish. Keep aside.
- Now prepare jaggery syrup by dissolving the jaggery in one and half cups of water.
- Add this syrup to the besan.
- Mix thouroughly so that no lumps are formed.
- Now transfer this mixture into a kadai.
- Lower flame and keep stirring by adding oil and ghee from time to time.
- When the mixture hardens and leaves the sides of the pan, switch off the stove (there should be no moisture).
- It should be non-sticky.
- When you roll a morsel of okkarai in your hand, the ghee should ooze out on your fingers
Ingredients:
1 cup - besan/gram flour
1 cup - jaggery
1/2 cup - ghee + vegetable oil
1/2 tsp - cardamon powder