Ingredients
- Urad dal (split) / Black husked lentils : 1 cup
- Fennel seeds : 1 tsp
- Baking soda : 1/4 tsp
- Salt : a pinch
- Sugar : 1 1/2 cup
- Jaggery : 1/2 cup
- Water : 2 cups
- Lemon Juice : 1 tsp
- Oil for deep frying
Yield : 30 – 35 dumplings
Method
- Rinse and then soak 1 cup of Urad Dal in enough water for at least 5-6 hours.
- Drain and grind it to a smooth paste by adding little or no water.
- Pour the batter in a bowl , add a pinch of salt, fennel seeds and 1/4 tsp baking soda , and beat it for 5-7 minutes or until fluffy.
- Now make sugar syrup. Take sugar , jaggery , water and lemon juice (lemon juice prevent sugar solution from crystallizing) in a pan and boil until sugar is dissolved in water then simmer it for around 10-15 minutes.
- In a deep frying pan, heat enough oil to fry the lentil fritters.
- Fry the vada or bora till they are a nice crisp golden on both sides.
- Soak the fried bora or dumplings in the sweet syrup.
- Rosh Bora is ready to serve.
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