Hi guys, this is my first post on my blog am happy to post this recipe THAEN MITTAI. Because this takes back to my childhood days, where every evening right after the school i will be running to the near by potti kadai to get this mittai. This is a trational sweet recipe of tamilnadu. Which is very famous when i was a kid. It is almost forgotten recipe nowdays. which was sold in pettishop earlier, now we can find this sweet very rarely in few supermarket.

INGREDIENT NEEDED:

1. Idly Rice - 1 cup
2. Whole Urad Dal - 1/4 cup
3. Orange Food Colour - needed
4. Oil for Deep Frying
5. Sugar - 1 cup
6. Water - 1/4 cup
7. Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Sugar Candy:

Take rice and dal in a bowl. Wash it well, soak them in water for 3 hours.Drain them and add it to a blender, add very  little water at a time and make it into a thick paste. Add the orange food colour makes it attractive also add 1/4 tsp of baking soda mix well until combined.

Sugar Syurp:

For sugar syurp we need  1 cup sugar in a sauce pan and add 1/4 cup of water to it. Once the sugar dissolves and come to boil turn down the heat to low and simmer for 
6 - 7 minutes, if it reaches 1/2 sting consistency the syurp is ready turn off the stove. Add few drops of lemon juice to prevent sugar crystalization. Do not add too much, we may get sour taste.

Now lets fry the sugar candy, oil should be on a medium heat wet your hand some water make small balls out of it and add it to the oil. It will puff very fast due to the baking soda. It will appear crispy but cook it little longer to ensure even cooking at the center, once they are nice and crispy take it off from the oil, immediately dunk into the sugar syurp. Sugar syurp should be little warm while adding the fried balls, let it soak for 10 - 15 minutes. Once they are nicely soaked drain the syurp, you can also coat with sugar. Once they are entirely cool, transfer them to an air tight container and enjoy the burst of sweetness in every bites.

That's it our thean mittai is ready. Happy cooking.😄😄