Ingredients

For the Neureo Dough / Outer cover:-

• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1/4 cup Fine Semolina
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter, melted)

For the Filling:-

• 1/2 cup Green Moong Dal
• 1/2 cup Dessiccated Coconut (or use dry coconut/ copra grated)
• 1/2 cup Granulated white sugar
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Sesame seeds (optional, but I use it)
• 15 Cashewnuts (chopped)

Instructions

Prepare the Dough:-

• 1 In a bowl, add the semolina along with 1/4 cup water(room temperature). Let the rawa soak for 15 minutes.
  
• 2 In the rawa bowl, add the flour, salt, and melted ghee.
  
• 3 Add more water (I used 1/4 cup water ) to knead to a smooth dough. Cover with a wet cloth (muslin cloth) and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
  

Prepare the Filling :-

• 4 In a pan add the green moong.
  
• 5 Dry roast it on low flame till the moong chages color to brown. Transfer moong to another plate. Let it cool completely.
  
• 6 In the same pan, dry roast the desiccated coconut.
  
• 7 The coconut should change color to light brown. Transfer coconut to a plate.
  
• 8 Dry roast the sesame seeds in the pan till light brown in color.
  
• 9 Dry roast the cashew nut pieces till light brown in color.
  
• 10 Once the moong is cooled completely, in a grinder, grind it to a fine powder.
  
• 11 Grind sugar to fine powder, add to the moong powder, mix well.
  
• 12 Add in the salt, sesame seeds, coconut and nuts.
  
• 13 Mix well. Your pitti (or the filling ) is now ready.
  

Assemble the Neureos:-

• 14 After 30 mins of the dough that was resting, divide it into 20 equal portions.
  
• 15 Roll out each portion of the dough. Place 1/2 tbsp filling at the center of each circle.
  
• 16 Apply water at the edges of the circle and fold gently , pressing gently at the edges. Trim the edges of the neureos with a neuri cutter.
  
• 17 Prepare all neureos . (see notes below)
  

Deep Fry the Neureos:-

• 18 In a deep frying pan/ vessel, add oil. Keep on medium low heat. Let the oil get heated up just right to deep fry neureos without turning them brown immediately! Add the neureos (few at a time).
  
• 19 Deep fry them , flip them on other side.
  
• 20 Deep fry till you get a lovely golden brown color on the covering. Drain the excess oil.
  
• 21 Place on a paper absorbent towel. Store in air-tight containers). See recipe notes below.
  
• 22 Serve as required ! Enjoy!!!
  

Recipe Notes

1. Sesame seeds are optional.
2. Nuts are optional as well.
3. Re-use the dough trims of the circle. This dough should give you about 22-23 neureos.
4. The filling is sufficient for 36-38 neureos , considering that you will be using 1/2 tbsp for each neuri.
5. Store neureos in air-tight containers. Shelf life is about a month !