Urad Dal Pinni Recipe

urad dal pinni

Urad dal pinni is a traditional Punjabi sweet. Pinni is also made of atta or whole wheat flour but here I am sharing the recipe of pinni made of urad dal or black gram.

Recipe of urad dal pinni

1 1/4 cups dhuli urad dal (split skinless black gram)

1 1/2 tbsp besan (chickpea flour/gram flour)

1/2 tbsp atta (whole wheat flour)

2 1/2 tbsp sooji (semolina/rava)

3/4 cup khoya (mawa) - grated

1/2 cup ghee (clarified butter)

1 cup sugar

Chopped almonds (badam) and pistachios (pista)

1. Soak urad dal for 1 hour. Drain.

2. Grind urad dal to a fine paste adding minimum or no water while grinding.

3. Heat ghee in a kadhai/wok. Add besan, sooji and atta. Sauté for 5 minutes.

4. Add dal paste and sauté on low heat for about 1/2 an hour.

5. In the meantime, make syrup of 1 thread consistency by boiling sugar with 1/2 a cup of water.

6. Roast the almond pieces and set aside.

7. Add khoya to the dal mixture and cook for 5 minutes.

8. Add sugar syrup and cook till mixture dries up a little.

9. Turn off the heat leave the mixture to cool.

10. Shape the cooled down dal mixture into round or oval pinni. Garnish pinnis with almonds and pistachios.