Obbattu recipe | bele obbattu recipe
Obbattu recipe | bele obbattu recipe
Servings: 10 obbattu
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Ingredients
for preparing dough
- 2 cups maida/ all purpose flour
- salt to taste
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 2 tbsp oil - for soaking dough
for chana dal filling
- 1/2 cup chana dal
- 1/2 cup jaggery
- 1 green cardamom - crushed
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp ghee
for coconut filling
- 1/2 cup jaggery
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 1 green cardamom - crushed
other ingredients
- 2 - 3 tbsp ghee - for greasing
- 1/2 cup maida - for dusting
Instructions
for preparing dough
- take a clean mixing bowl and mix together maida, salt, turmeric powder and ghee. add 1 cup water in intervals to make a sticky dough.
- pour oil, turn and coat oil on all sides, rest the dough for an hour
for chana dal filling
- pressure cook chana dal for 5 whistles, strain the excess water and grind it along with turmeric powder, cardamom powder and jaggery to a paste.
- heat ghee in a pan and add the paste. fry till most of the moisture is gone and it comes together like a single ball.
- switch off. when it warm enough to handle, grease your palms and make 5 balls. keep it aside
for coconut filling
- melt jaggery in a pan with little water until it gets thick. Add grated coconut and fry in simmer till ti leaves all moisture and thickens together
- switch off, when it warm enough to handle, grease your palms and make 5 balls. keep it aside
filling the dough
- take the dough and work again for a minute. divide the dough to 10 balls.
- flatten each portion and keep the chana dal filling/coconut filling in it,
- seal it carefully and keep it aside for at least 5 minutes.
- dust the floor and flatten each ball with filling to thin big disc. dust it enough so that it does not stick or tear.
cooking obbattu
- heat tawa and carefully transfer the obbattu to tawa. apply ghee and press it with help of ladle all over in simmer.
- turn side, apply ghee and cook till light brown spots are seen on both sides.