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Bobbatlu Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time15 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time35 mins

Relish this marvelous Southern creation Bobbatlu on a festive day with your kith and kin and make your day complete.. No wonder it would strike a chord with kids and adults alike...

Bobattlu recipe

 1 Cup Of Maida Flour
 ¼ Cup Of Wheat Flour
 1 Cup Of Jaggery
 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
 1 Pinch Of Turmeric
 1 Cup of Chana Dal
 ¼ Cup Of Ghee
 Required Amount Of Salt And Water
1

Soak a cup of chana dal in water for about ten minutes approximately. Strain the water and add it to a pressure pan with one or two pinches of turmeric powder and cook for three whistles. Let it cool down for a while and in the meantime make the outer dough for bobbatlu.

2

Add a cup of maida flour and a quarter cup of wheat flour to a bowl and tip in a pinch of salt. Sprinkle water little by little add make a smooth dough out of it. Add a little ghee to make it smoother, and let it rest for about one or two hours approximately. Just close it with a lid and keep aside.

3

After sometime, take the dough and knead well for a few minutes to make it tender and make even sized balls out of it and lay aside.

4

Meanwhile, take out the boiled chana dhal and strain the water thoroughly using a tea filter. Transfer it to a blender and make a smooth puree out of it.

5

Heat a pressure pan and tip in a tablespoon of ghee and when it melts down add a cup of jaggery and stir in. Keep stirring until it melts down, and when it becomes smooth and semi solid, add the chana dal puree and scatter a teaspoon of cardamom powder. Stir in and let it all blend together. Tip in a little ghee to aid smooth blending. When the mixture turns into a whole mass and non sticky, turn off the flame and allow it to cool.

6

When it cools down, make even sized balls out of it that matches with the dough balls.

7

Take a plantain leaf and place a dough ball and flatten it in circular motion with your fingers. Pat it in such a way that you get a perfect circular shape. Now fill ii up with the chana dal ball and close on all sides. Now flatten it using the fingers while greasing your hands with ghee at regular intervals. Let the final shape of the Bobbatlu be that of a paratha. Similarly, make all the bobbatlu base and keep aside without overlapping each other.

8

Now heat a tawa, and fix the flame in low medium flame. Place a bobbatlu base over the tawa and swirl in a lavish spread of ghee all around. Wait for three to five minutes and let it get cooked up completely. Similarly, flip over and let the other side to get cooked up. Smear a little ghee whenever necessary and when it is completely done place it off over a plate. Repeat the process with the other bobbatlu base and make the other bobbatlu one by one patiently in low medium flame.

9

Serve it either hot or at room temperature with a suitable savory along with a cup of Irani Chai.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1

Servings 0


Amount Per Serving
Calories 175
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 21g33%

Trans Fat 17g
Protein 16g32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.