Bobbatlu is a popular Indian sweet prepared with Maida (all purpose flour) stuffed with mashed chana dal mixed with jaggery.
Course Festival Recipes
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Bakshalu, bobbatlu, chana dal stuffing, puran poli, stuffing indian bread, sweet flat bread, sweet indian bread
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Author Sowji'sKitchen
Ingredients
Outer Layer
1CupMaida
1TbpsSooji
1tbspOil
Water
Salt
Stuffing
1CupChana dal
1CupJaggery
1tbspGhee
Water
Instructions
Outer layer Preparation
Take a cup of all purpose flour or maida, sooji add salt.
Add required water and knead the flour to soft dough, add 1 tbsp of oil and keep aside. Rest for 1 hr
Stuffing Preparation
Add the chana dal to the pressure cooker, add water just to the level of dal and cook for 5-6 whistles.
When the pressure goes off, remove the lid Strain any water, drain off the dal
Add drained chana dal and ghee to a heated pan
Mix continuously until dal is completely mashed or we can also grind the dal using mixer
Add jaggery
Keep stirring until the jaggery melts and all the water evaporates. And switch off the flame.
When the dal is cooled down completely. If you notice any traces of dal then add dal to the blender and make a fine paste.
Now make lemon size balls with the dal.
Preparing Bobbatlu
After 1 hr, the dough should have become very soft and smooth. If not just punch the dough with the wrist for 5mins or untill it becomes the soft and smooth.
Take the same sized dough and flatten on the aluminum foil or Plastic Sheet. Grease the palms and sheet with ghee
Place the prepared ball of purnam or stuffing at the center of the flattened dough.
Bring the edges together so that the purnam or stuffing is completely covered with the dough.
Take off the excess dough securing the purnam
On the stuffed ball and roll it circularly till it becomes thin. If you want you can also roll with roller pin. Here I have rolled it by hand itself.
Heat the pan, add 1 tsp of oil or ghee and invert the foil over the pan and slowly pull the rolled bobbattu on to the pan and foil in opposite direction.
Fry the bobbattu till it turns golden on medium flame and flip over.
When the bobbattu turns golden on both sides, transfer to plate and serve hot.