Name: Paalu Munjilu/ Milk Dumplings recipe by Reena Andavarapu at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Arrowroot starch powder - 1 cup; Sugar - 1 cup; Milk - 2 cups + 1/2 cup; Coconut peices / Chopped cashew nuts - 2 tablespoon; Ghee - 1 teaspoon

ABOUT Paalu Munjilu/ Milk Dumplings RECIPE

A traditional recipe from my mom's bag of recipes made of arrowroot powder. It is a starch extracted from arrow root plant with many health benefits. Ideal to beat the scorching heat of summer, its called Paalu Munjilu due to its resemblence to the pulp extracted from the toddy palm fruit (Taathi Munjilu).

Ingredients Serving: 4

Arrowroot starch powder - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Milk - 2 cups + 1/2 cup
Coconut peices / Chopped cashew nuts - 2 tablespoon
Ghee - 1 teaspoon

Instructions

Make a paste of the arrowroot powder with 2 tablespoon of milk.
Pour 2 cups of milk in a pan.
Chop nuts and keep aside.
Keep the 2 cups of milk to boil.
Add the sugar and cashew to the milk.
In the meanwhile grease a big flat plate with ghee.
As the milk boils add the starch paste and mix gradually.
Within 1 or 2 minutes it will form into a thick paste.
Now scoop a big spoon full of batter onto the greased plate.
Continue to pour till the batter is over.
Cut the dumplings in desired shapes.
Leave it to cool and set for a few minutes.
Can be easily removed with hand and eaten or refrigerated and eaten half an hour later.

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