Holige/Obattu ಹೋಳಿಗೆ/ಒಬ್ಬಟ್ಟು Step by Step Recipe!!!

Holige/Obattu ಹೋಳಿಗೆ/ಒಬ್ಬಟ್ಟು is one of the popular sweet in South India - Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu . Its popular and must sweet in Karnataka for festivals, weddings and functions. I prepared this for Tamil New Year in Karnataka style. My mom and dad helped me in this. Thanks a lot.

Ingredients
Chiroti Rava/Small sooji,semolina - 2 cups
Salt a pinch
Turmeric - 2 pinches
Oil - 1 cup

For Filling/Hoorna/Poornam
Toor Dal - 2 cups
Jaggery - 2cups(As per your taste)
Grated Coconut - 1 cup
Cardamom powder/Elakka - a pinch
Preparation Method - Step by Step Method

Mix Rava, turmeric, 1 tspn oil, salt with little water and form soft dough. Pour oil and leave it for 3-4 hrs.(You can do this previous day too and leave it in fridge.) Keep punching and beat it like chapathi dough.The more it rests, the obattu will be very soft.

Pressure cook toor dal to one whistle, strain the water and keep aside for rasam. Allow dal to cool. I will post this photo soon.

For Filling/Hoorna now Grind toor dal, jaggery, grated coconut and elachi powder to fine paste.  (Wash the mixie with water and keep aside this mixture for rasam)

Take a thin plastic paper grease it with oil.

Take small balls of the dough, knead it to a puri shape and fill it with lemon size hoorna.

Close all the edges turn it.

Knead with a rolling pin to form a chapathi shape slowly.

Heat a tawa/skillet, grease your hands and slowly remove from plastic sheet and put in on the tawa/skillet.

You can put ghee or oil and cook both sides till light brown.

Follow the same procedure with the rest of dough.

Delicious Holige/Obattu is ready to serve. It will be very soft because of the rava. You can eat after 2days too.

Notes - You can store the balance dough and filling in air tight container and refridge it for later use.

Sprouts Vadai!!!

In Singapore, the weather is unpredictable its sunny in the morning and suddenly its raining in the afternoon and chill in the evening. So this is perfect for the weather.

I prepare paruppu vadai earlier, without onion. I have been preparing green gram sprouts almost daily for my parents in the diet, so have stock of it. Prepared this for lunch for my friend and her mom.

Ingredients
Greengram Sprouts - 2 cups(click here for how to make sprouts)
Kadalai Paruppu /Channa Dal -  1 cup
Onion - 2 nos chopped
Curry leaves - few chopped
Coriander leaves - few chopped
Dry Red chilli - 2nos(as per your taste)(Can also use green chilli)
Ginger  - 1" piece
Salt
Oil for Deep frying

Preparation Method
Soak kadalai paruppu for 2hrs in water.
In a mixie, add sprouted green gram, channa dal, ginger, dry red chilli and grind it coarsely without water. If required just add little water.
Transfer it to a wide vessel, add thinly chopped onion, curry leaves, coriander leaves, salt and mix well.
Take lemon size balls and slowly flatten on hand.
Heat oil in a kadai.
Drop slowly in oil and deep fry both sides till golden brown in medium flame.

Crispy Sprouts vadai is ready to serve.
Enjoy hot vadai with coffee/tea as it is or with coconut chutney.
This can be had with sambar rice, rasam rice or any variety rice.

Notes - You can store the balance dough in the fridge and use later.

Strawberry Milkshake

My son likes strawberry flavour a lot, first time I bought fresh Strawberries and tried the Milkshake. It was refreshing and good to beat the heat.

Ingredients
Fresh Strawberries -  6 nos
Sugar - 2 tspns
Water  -1/2 cup
Milk - 2 cups

Preparation Method
Grind strawberries, sugar and water to smooth paste and add milk and again whip to smooth paste.

Serve chilled or as it is.

Notes - Can use any milk or chilled milk.

This recipe is going to Food Palatte Pink by Akheela and Fun n Sun by Radhika.