Bobbattu

Description:

Bobbatu is Andhra special. Its made of maida and jaggery. It tastes delicious yummy.

Ingredients:

Maida: ¼ Kg
Bengal Gram or Channa dal : ¼ Kg (1cup)(Pacchi senaga pappu)
Jaggery: ¼ Kg(1Cup) (Belam)
Cardamoms: 3
Oil: As required
Ghee: As required

Method of Preparation:

1. Take a bowl add maida, 5 tablespoons of ghee, 4 tablespoons of Oil and mix it till it becomes dough by adding little water (Dough should be soft and non-sticky).
2. Cover it and keep aside for half-hour.
3. Wash the Bengal gram. Pressure cook Bengal gram by adding sufficient water (1:2 ratio) for four whistles.
4. Once pressure comes down. Open the cooker and remove the left out water.
5. Grate Jaggery, powder the Cardamoms and add it to boiled dal.
6. Once jaggery is added it becomes bit liquid. So cook it till it comes closer and as dough and keep aside.
7. Take cooked Bengal gram dough and make as small balls.
8. Take little of maida dough and make it as small round chapati with hand. Place the bengal gram dough ball and cover it completely with maida dough.
9. Take a plate, place a cover on it. Apply ghee to it. Place the ball and place one more cover on it and make it as round chapati with hand as bobatlu. (Repeat same procedure for remaining balls).
10. Heat tava on stove and roast Bobatlu with ghee on both sides. Make sure it is roasted only slightly so it remains soft.
11. Ready…to EAT.