Uppu Seedai Recipe - Krishna Janmashtami | Gokulashtami

Step 1: To begin making the Uppu Seedai Recipe, prepare all the ingredients and keep ready

Step 2: Soak the rice for two hours and drain out the water

Step 3: Dry the rice in a kitchen towel overnight

Step 4: Once dry, blend to make a fine powder

Step 5: In a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat, roast the urad and bengal gram dals until it releases a roasted aroma

Step 6: Blend the Urad dal and chana dal into a fine powder and keep aside

Step 7: In the same pan, toast the sesame seeds for a few seconds and then add the coconut and toast for another 30 seconds and turn off the heat

Step 8: Into a large wide bowl; add the rice flour, urad chana dal flour, coconut sesame seed mixture, asafoetida, salt and ghee

Step 9: Combine the mixture until you get a coarse crumb texture

Step 10: Add little water at a time and knead to make a soft dough

Step 11: Now grease your palms with ghee and and shape the dough to make small marble size balls

Step 12: Place the balls in a tray and prepare the oil for deep frying

Step 13: Once the oil is heated, turn the heat to low

Step 14: Gradually drop a few Uppu Seedai balls at a time into the oil and deep fry thee balls

Step 15: Using a slotted spoon keep stirring the Uppu Seedai balls to fry them evenly until it becomes golden brown

Step 16: It is important to cook the Uppu Seedai in low heat so it gets evenly crip and roasted from inside as well

Step 17: Drain the Uppu Seedai from the oil and allow it to cool

Step 18: The cooling process allows the Seedai to turn crisp and crunchy

Step 19: Store the Uppu Seedai  in air tight containers and serve as a snack for festivals like Krishna Janmashtami