Obbattu Recipe

How about celebrating the upcoming harvest festival in a different and a unique way? Try the famous south Indian delicacy, the tasty Obbattu recipe (holige recipe), our special pick for pongal (sankranti). Obbattu is a traditional sweet dessert prepared during festivities and can be preserved for 3 days in a container. Here is how the special obbattu recipe is prepared. Take a look.

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 Cups maida or plain flour • 1 Cup channa daal • 1 Cup jaggery • 2 tsp Sooji • 1 tsp Cardamom • 1 tsp Oil • A pinch turmeric • A pinch salt • Oil as required • Water as needed

How to make Obbattu:

• Cook channa daal in the pressure cooker. • Now drain the entire water. • Add jaggery to it and cook for about 10 minutes. • Grind them without using water. • Combine cardamom with it and mix well with hand to get a soft mixture. • Mix flour or maida with sooji, turmeric and salt. • Add water and oil to it to make fine dough. • Cover and set aside for about 1hour. • Make a ball from the dough and spread with hand. • Place a ball of channa mixture on it and cover with the dough and seal the ends properly. • Apply oil to the plastic paper and place the ready ball on it and roll it like chapathi. • Cook on hot tava until golden brown. • Holige is ready to serve.