Obbattu Recipe – Traditional Recipe

Indian Sweets

oi-Anjana NS

By Anjana Ns

Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 17:16

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.

Obbattu Recipe - Pongal (sankranti) Recipe

Ingredients:

1.1 Cup maida or plain flour

2.1 Cup channa dal

3.1 Cup jaggery

4.2 tsp rava

5.1/2 tsp cardamom powder

6.1 tsp oil

7.Pinch of turmeric

8.Pinch of salt

9.Oil as per requirement

10.Water as per requirement

Method:

1.Cook channa dal in the pressure cooker and drain all the water.

2.Add jaggery to the cooked channa dal and cook for about 15 minutes until it becomes a soft mixture.

3.To the above, add cardamom powder and mix well.

4.In a bowl, combine flour or maida with rava, turmeric, salt, water and hot oil making it a soft dough. Set aside the dough for an hour.

5.Make balls from the dough and spread it on a butter sheet.

6.Place channa filling in the centre of the dough and seal the ends of the dough.

7.Roll the dough in the form of chappati and bake on the tava until golden brown.

Try preparing Obbattus at home and relish the tasty dessert hot with a teaspoon of ghee.