The months between july and october is full of festivals.. These festivals bring so much joy and happiness and you also get to learn many traditional recipes. One such festival is Ganesh Chaturthi.. when we bring home Lord Ganesha and pray for happiness and peace.
One of the most important recipe that is prepared on this auspicious festival is Kadubu - a sweet dish. There are many variations of this dish, but here I present the one made with lentils.
Ingredients:
For the filling:
Toor dal (split pigeon peas) - 1 cup
Jaggery (mashed) - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Chopped cashew - 1/2 cup
For the outer covering:
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Chiroti Rava(semolina) - 1 cup
Water for kneading
Salt - a pinch
Oil for frying.
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Method:
For the outer covering take wheat flour, semolina and salt in a bowl. Add little water and make dough. Leave the dough to rest for some time.
Cook the toor dal on medium flame with 1 cup of water. When the dal is cooked properly, add mashed jaggery, cardamon powder and chopped cashews.
Mix well and cook for 5 more mins on high flame. Keep mixing so that the dal doesnt get burnt. Once it thickens remove it from flame and allow it to cool down.
Now take little dough and roll it about the size of a poori.
Take a small amount of filling and form an oval shape. Place it on the rolled dough in the centre. Fould the rolled dough into half so as to form a semi circle. Seal the ends with little water. Start forming small pleates on the sealed part overlapping one another.
Make the kadubu in the same way with rest of the dough and filling. Once they are ready heat oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, drop them in it and fry till they are golden brown in colour.
Kadubu is ready to be served along with the other special recipes made on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.. :) They taste best when they are served with ghee or clarified butter.
Note:
1. You can also add other dry fruits like almond flakes to the filling.
2. Chiroti Rava is a kind of semolina. It has very fine structure. If it is not available you can make the dough with only wheat flour.
Happy Cooking.. :)
One of the most important recipe that is prepared on this auspicious festival is Kadubu - a sweet dish. There are many variations of this dish, but here I present the one made with lentils.
Ingredients:
For the filling:
Toor dal (split pigeon peas) - 1 cup
Jaggery (mashed) - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Chopped cashew - 1/2 cup
For the outer covering:
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Chiroti Rava(semolina) - 1 cup
Water for kneading
Salt - a pinch
Oil for frying.
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Method:
For the outer covering take wheat flour, semolina and salt in a bowl. Add little water and make dough. Leave the dough to rest for some time.
Cook the toor dal on medium flame with 1 cup of water. When the dal is cooked properly, add mashed jaggery, cardamon powder and chopped cashews.
Mix well and cook for 5 more mins on high flame. Keep mixing so that the dal doesnt get burnt. Once it thickens remove it from flame and allow it to cool down.
Make the kadubu in the same way with rest of the dough and filling. Once they are ready heat oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, drop them in it and fry till they are golden brown in colour.
Kadubu is ready to be served along with the other special recipes made on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.. :) They taste best when they are served with ghee or clarified butter.
Note:
1. You can also add other dry fruits like almond flakes to the filling.
2. Chiroti Rava is a kind of semolina. It has very fine structure. If it is not available you can make the dough with only wheat flour.
Happy Cooking.. :)
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