Obbattu / Puran Poli / Holige / Bobbattu

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This Ugadi… Rice - Chanadal kheer & Obbattu …

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Obbattu / Puran Poli / Holige / Bobbattu …whatever you call this sweet delicacy ..you can't stop appreciating the taste of this soft & mouth melting taste of Obbattu. There, could be many variations of making this, I am posting the way I make the obbattu.

Obbattu / puran poli

Ingredients :

Channa dal / chickpea lentil - 1 cup

All purpose flour / Maida - 1/2 cup

Wheat flour - 1/2 cup

Jaggery - 3 to 4 table spoons ( grated / powdered )

Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon

Salt - 1 tea spoon

Cardamom / elaichi powder - 1 pinch

Water - to mix the dough

Oil - to fry the obbattu

Preparation :

- I took 1/2 cup all purpose flour & 1/2 cup wheat flour , just to reduce the consumption of maida but if you prefer to use only maida, take 1 cup of maida.

- Using whole wheat flour makes the obbattu to be thicker than using maida.

- Add turmeric powder, salt & 1 table spoon of oil to the flour .

- Slowly, keep adding the water & knead the dough and keep it aside.

- Soak the channa dal in water for 2 to 3 hours and pressure cook it. 

- Instead of channa dal you can use toor dal, as well.

- Once pressure cooked the dal, separate the dal from water.

- Don't throw away the water, you can make obbattu saar with this water (optional)

- If dal is well cooked mash it with a spoon or you can grind the dal.

- Make sure dal is not watery, otherwise it would be difficult to flat roll the obbattu.

- Add jaggery ( powdered / grated ) & cardamom powder to the mashed dal and mix well.

- Take a handful of dough & flat roll like roti.

- Take a lemon sized filling (puran mix) and place it on the roti.

- Fold the ends & close the roti and roll it like a ball.

- Wet the fingers with oil and start pressing the poli / obbattu ..slowly….or if you are trying it for the first time, you can flat roll the obbattu like roti using belan (rolling pin).

- Grease the frying pan and fry the obbattu on a medium heat without burning it.

Once done, Take it into a serving plate & top with little ghee and serve. Puran Poli / Obbattu / Bobbattu is all ready to enjoy !

Obbattu