Pakundalu Recipe: An authentic sweet prepared in Andhra Pradesh

Pakundalu is an authentic sweet prepared in Andhra Pradesh and is the highlight of Makarsankranti festival.

Basically made with rice flour batter, you can either use white sugar, brown sugar, jaggery and even liquid sugar to make it sweet, as per your taste.

Coconut is another important ingredient of this dish and is added to give that extra chewy texture to the sweet.

On Makarsankranti, these sweet coconut fritters are usually served with Kesari bath or Carrot Badam Kheer.

Ingredients of Pakundalu

6 Servings

1 cup soaked overnight,ground rice

1/2 cup coconut

1 tablespoon refined oil

1/4 cup jaggery

1 teaspoon powdered green cardamom

How to make Pakundalu

Step 1 Grind rice into a smooth batter

Grind the rice which was soaked overnight into a smooth batter. You can add some water to make the batter smoother.

Step 2 Melt jaggery

Now heat a heavy-bottomed pan, add jaggery and let it melt. Once melted, add cardamom powder, freshly grated coconut and stir a bit.

Step 3 Mix melted jaggery with rice batter

Now mix jaggery-coconut mixture with rice batter and mix well to create a thick batter.

Step 4 Make small dumplings

Now grease a appe pan with oil and pour the batter into the moulds. You can also use a tawa for the same, but it won't give you the required thickness of ​Pakundalu​. So, it is better to use appe pan.

Step 5 Cook and serve

Cook from both sides until golden brown and serve hot.