Festival Favourite: Obbattu Recipe You Must Try

Whether you love experimenting with Indian flatbread or you are obsessed with south Indian dishes, you must not skip a delicious sweet dish from Karnataka, obbattu. This guide will take you to the obbattu recipe, which is not only simple but also very quick to make. Before that, let's gather some information about this obbattu sweet.

What is obbattu?

Obbattu is a popular south Indian dish, which is also known as puran poli, holige bobbattlu, poley, bakshamulu, and boli. By what name you would be getting this sweet flatbread totally depends on where and in which state you are asking. As the name varies with regions, the texture and flavours vary too. As is with Karnataka obbattu, it is generally prepared with all-purpose flour and stuffed with a mixture of chana dal jaggery. There are some other options for stuffing too, you can also use mango puree, badam, carrots, pineapple and the most popular choice, coconut.

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What are the health benefits of obbattu?

Obbattu is not only a sweet but a cultural symbol also as obbattu making is usually done on auspicious occasions like Diwali and Ugadi. Besides its cultural significance, obbattu offers plenty of health benefits owing to its nutrient-rich ingredients.

• Rich in fibre: Having wheat flour and chana daal as primary ingredients, obbattu provides a good amount of fibre, preventing constipation and aiding digestion.
• Rich in protein: Obbattu is power-packed with proteins owing to chana daal, which are essential for tissue repair, muscle building and overall growth and development.
• Antioxidant properties: Cardamom in obbattu sweet helps in reducing the oxidative stress of the body as it is rich in antioxidants.
• Rich in essential nutrients:  Obbattu offers many essential nutrients like vitamin B complex, iron and calcium which are crucial for maintaining sound health.

Note: Remember, you must take obbattu in moderation to avoid any negative effects on your health as an overdose of any dish can be harmful to your body.

Ingredients for obbattu 

To prepare this flavoursome dish, gather the following obbattu ingredients

1. 3 cup all-purpose flour ( maida) 
2. 2 cup chickpea lentils (chana dal) 
3. 2 cups of powdered cane sugar ( jaggery)
4. 4 teaspoon semolina ( also known as rava or suji) 
5. 2 teaspoon green cardamom
6. 2 pinches salt
7. 2 pinches turmeric
8. Water as required
9. Ghee as required ( you can also use any oil according to your own preferences but we are using ghee as this would be the best option to enhance the rich aroma of Karnataka obbattu )

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Recipe of obbattu 

If you have a sweet tooth, you must try this obbattu recipe and delve into its authentic taste.

1. Soak the chana dal. Take a medium bowl, add 2 cups of chana dal, pour water (as required) and set aside for the next 10 minutes.
2. Take a medium-sized bowl, put 4 tablespoons of semolina (rava), 3 cups of all-purpose flour (maida), 2 pinches of turmeric (to get an appealing yellow colour) and 2 pinches of salt. Now, pour some water to make the dough. Sprinkle the dough with some ghee (or refined oil) to get a smooth texture. Cover the dough and leave it for about an hour.
3. Take a pressure cooker, put 2 cups of the chana dal, 5 cups of water and cook for 5 to 6 whistles.
4. Now, strain the dal carefully and let it cool down. Put the dal into a grinder to get a smooth paste.
5. Transfer the paste to the pan, and add 2 cups of jaggery powder. Cook the mixture on medium flame and stir well.
6. Cook until you achieve a thicker consistency. Now pour 1 tablespoon of ghee towards the sides of the pan and cook till the mixture stops sticking. Add 2 tablespoons of cardamom, mix well and off the flame. Let the mixture cool down completely. Your obbattu filling is ready.
7. Divide the dough that you have prepared before into 8 spherical balls and repeat the same with filling. Take one dough ball and slightly press this using your palms. Try to give a bowl-like shape to the dough ball, then gently place the filling ball into it. With some extra care, try to press the filling down, and seal it softly.
8. Dust some all-purpose flour (maida) on the rolling board, put the flattened dough ball and sprinkle some flour over it. Roll the dough ball gradually until you achieve a perfect chapati.
9. Heat the tawa to medium-high heat, and transfer the chapati to the tawa. Flip this to the other side after a few seconds. Pour a teaspoon of ghee over it, turn it to another side and press it with the help of a spatula. Again, pour 1 more teaspoon of ghee and flip it to the other side.

Your buttery and soft obbattu is ready to be relished with your family or friends. Enjoy this south Indian delicacy with melted ghee and kesar-flavoured milk.

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