Bellam Gorumeeti – Step by step process

Gorumeeti is another traditional Andhra sweet.  

Needs lil practice for getting out the shape of the gorumeeti. As kids we used to call it “Chevvu Sweet”, as this looks like a ear( chevvu means ear in telugu.).  I’ve eaten the best gorumeeti that my peddamma (mom’s elder sister) prepares…n here is the recipe form her cookbook.

Source :  Aunt 

Preparation Time : 20 min

Cooking Time : 40 min

Makes : 20 pieces

Ingredients:

1. Maida- 3 cups

2. Rava / Semolina – 1 cup

3. Jaggery grated  – 2 cups

4. Oil – 1/4 cup

5. Water 1 1/2 cup.

Method :

Step 1 : Mix maida and rava together . Boil oil and add this to the mixture. Mix well. Boil water well and add this to the mixture and mix well again. Make a smooth dough.

Step 2 : Using this dough, make small balls and flatten the balls with ur right thumb and simultaneously make a depression in the center. See that the piece is not thick, it should be very thin.

I somehow couldn’t make a very thin textured piece, better luck next time .

Step 3 : Deep fry the gorumeeti.

Step 4 : Take a heavy bottomed vessel, add 1/2 cup water and jaggery.Let the jaggery melts for 5-10minutes.Strain the jaggery water through a fine strainer or a cloth to remove any unwanted foreign particles in the syrup. Cook on a medium heat until syrup begins to concentrate.  Take a small plate/spoon with little water,add the jaggery syrup,if you can make a ball of it then the syrup is ready.

Step 5: Immediately, soak the fried gorumeetilu in the syrup .Mix them well for sometime till all the jaggery syrup gets onto the pieces.

Step 6: Keep them aside until all the syrup gets dried up. Store in air tight container.