Holige or obbattu

Kadle bele Holige  is a very special sweet dish prepared during festivals.
Don't be disheartened if you are not able to do it perfectly for the first time as it needs experience.
But Keep trying till you do it perfectly as practice makes us perfect.

Ingredients:
1 Cup Maida / all purpose flour
1 Cup Kadle bele / Chana dal /Split Bengal gram
1 Cup Jaggery 
½ Tsp Cardamom 
½ Tsp Turmeric 
5-6 Tsp Oil 
1 Cup Water (approximately)
1/4 Salt  

Method: 
1)Take Maida / all purpose flour,dal, Turmeric,Salt , 2 Tsp oil in a bowl add water and knead well. the consistency should be bit thin than what we make for chapathi's/poori's 
and rest for at least an hour. 
2)Then take the washed dal in a cooker add 3 Cups of water and Pressure cook under medium flame upto 3 whistles.
3)Once it cools down, drain the  the water and keep it  aside. This water can be used for preparing kattin saaru.
3)Now add jaggery to the cooked dal and keep stirring under low flame  till the jaggery melts , then add cardamom powder and mix it .
4)Allow the mixture cool down, then  grind it to  a fine paste.
5)The texture of the stuffing/Hurna  should not be very thin, else you will not be able to roll the Holige properly.

6)Now place Hurna in between the  Dough and cover the Hurna from all sides as we prepare Aloo Parota.

7)Then roll it equally from all sides as we prepare chapathi s  you can use either oil or Maida powder for rolling the stuffed balls.
8) Then put the rolled Holige on the heated Pan or tava and bake it on both the sides.

9)Tasty Holige ready to serve or enjoy with Ghee .
                                     
10)You can also eat with milk and ghee if they remain for the next day.


Difficulty :- Difficult
Complexity :- Complex
Dish Style :- Indian
Diet       :- Healthy