Paruputhegai Pottukadalai  is prepared with just 2 main ingredients,pottukadalai (roasted gram) and jaggery (vellam) and 2 additional ingredients being cardamom powder with a trace of ghee.

Pottukadalai is a variety filling inside the traditional Parupu thengai, which is displayed during Marriages, Engagements and other auspicious occasions.