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KERALA TRADITIONAL BOLI RECIPE

Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 minute
Course Dessert
Cuisine kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

For Dough:

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • ¼ tbsp  Turmeric powder
  • Water -As required
  • 3 - 4 tbsp  Oil

For Filling:

  • 1 cup  Channa dal
  • Water -To cook chana dhal
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 pinch Turmeric powder
  • ¼ cup Cardamom powder
  •  Water -As required

Other ingredients:

  • ½ cup Rice flour
  • Ghee -As required

Notes

First please wash Channa dal and cook it well but don't overcook keep it aside
To prepare the dough, combine turmeric with all-purpose flour in a bowl add water and make a soft dough.
Pour oil over the dough and cover it and keep aside a minimum of 45 minutes.
Drain the cooked Channa Dal. In a pan, add cooked Channa Dal, one pinch of turmeric powder, and sugar. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until it turns thick. (do not cook it for long, if you do so, the mixture will dry up)
Switch off the stove, add cardamom powder and mix it well Allow it to cool completely. Divide this filling into equal size balls.
Take a small portion of the dough. Place the filling over this.
Cover the filling with the dough by gently pulling the edges towards the center. Flatten the prepared ball and dust both sides with rice flour.
Roll this to form a thin circle, like chapati.
Turn on the heat and cook it on both sides using ghee.
Keyword keral traditional boli recepi, sweet