Boli

A south indian sweet.

Category : Desserts
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Contributed By: Chithra Prem
Serving :15 Adults
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Ingredients

Bengalgram dal -2 cups
Maida -1 1/2 cups
Sugar - 2 cups
Gingelly Oil -1/2 cup
Ksari powder - a few pinch( for yellow colour)
Nutmeg (jatika) powder -a few pinch
Rice flour for spreading on board
Ghee for frying


Directions

1. Boil the gram with plenty of water. When nicely cooked strain. Again add water, boil & drain.
2. Add sugar & nutmeg powder to the cooked gram & keep on low heat till the mixture becomes semi solid. Stir constantly.
3. Remove from fire & grind to a fine paste.
4. Add kesari powder to the maida flour and with a little water, make into a dough.
5. Pour gingelly oil into the dough & knead until it becomes very soft.Keep it aside for 2 or more hours .
6. Make equal number of balls with the dough & the gram mixture.
7. Take a ball of gram, cover it with maida ball & turn on to a floured board (rice flour to be used on the board) & roll out as thinly as possible.
8. Apply a little ghee on griddle & fry (like we do for chappatis) the boli on it.

Enjoy it with Paalpayasam!!!

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Tips of the day
For retaining the green color of palak while cooking, put some salt while boling it .