Sweet Boli- Sweet Flatbread

Boli looks similar to the Chappati’s/ Roti’s that we usually have. Boli prepared with channa dal/ split chickpeas and Jaggery.

Preparation time:- 25 minutes

Ingredients Required:-

1. Chickpeas/Chanadal- 1 cup

2. Shredded Coconut- 3/4th cup

3. Jaggery- 1 cup

4. Maida- 1 cup

5. Turmeric- 1 spoon

6. More love

For the filling

-Soak the chickpeas overnight. Filter the chickpeas and roast them well with shredded coconut, till they turn golden brown.

– Grind in a processor.

– In a Kadai, add some ghee. Mix the powdered chickpeas and make it to a paste consistency. Let it cool.

For Boli

– Meanwhile, in a vessel add 1 cup maida and turmeric. Keep adding water till they are soft in consistency and shaped in a round ball. Keep adding oil.

– Take some banana leaves, toss each leaf back and forth on the heated pan.

– Spread the boli content on the leaf and let it heat for some time.

– Add the filling in between. Roll and flatten the content till the filling is spread evenly. Keep tossing until they turn golden in color.

NOTE: Have it hot with ghee or butter spread on top. You can also dip this in hot milk.

Akaravadisal-Sweet Milk Pongal

Akkaravadisal is a sweet dish similar to sakkarai Pongal but prepared with rice, jaggery, and milk. The rice cooked in milk is a typical Tamil Brahmin recipe (Iyengar recipe) and made during the Pongal festival. (During the process, I completely forgot to click pictures, kindly excuse)

Preparation Time:- 20 minutes

Ingredients Required:-

1. Raw Rice- 1 tumbler

2. Split Yellow Moong dhal- 1/3 tumbler

3. Ghee – 3/4 tumbler

4. Milk- 4 tumblers

5. Jaggery- 2 and 1/2 tumblers

6. More love

– Roast the rice and split yellow moong dal in a pan until they turn golden brown. 

– Pressure cook the content mentioned above with three tumblers of milk up to 4 whistles. 

– Mix and mash the material to a thick consistency. 

– Meanwhile, Heat the jaggery in water and let it boil.

– 1 Tumbler of ghee to be mixed with the jaggery content and combine this with the pressure cooked items. 

– Season with saffron, raisins, and roasted cashews. 

– Serve hot with more love.