Nuvvula polelu/ bobbatlu /bhakshalu (sesame poli)

                                       This was my  special item for Sankranthi


 

Ingredients for  Stuffing:

White sesame – 1 Cup
 

Jaggery/bellam– 1 Cup
 

Cardamom – 4-5

 

Ingredients for Roti:
 

Allpurpose flour/maida flour – 1/2 cup
 

Salt
 

Oil  
 

Water
 

Preparation Method:
 

• Dry roast sesame till it sputters and turns to brown color stirring continuously. Allow it to cool.
• Take the roasted sesame  in the mixer, grind it into powder and transfer it into a large bowl.  Now grate the jaggery or  grind it into powder using mixer, then transfer it to the powdered sesame bowl. To this add cardamom powder, mix well. Now it becomes a little bit sticky mixture.

 

 Making of Sweet Roti:

 

• Take all purpose flour in a bowl, add pinch of salt and add water slowly to make a soft dough, thoroughly knead it and keep it aside for about 30 minutes. 
• Make medium sized balls from the kneaded dough and roll it out into small puri and place 2 tsps  of the the mixture and wrap it well. Wrap all the rotis once and keep it aside.
• Roll out each of the wrapped rotis on a thick plastic sheet to the required thickness. (I used roti maker) 
• Heat a griddle on a medium flame and put the rolled out roti on it to cook with some oil/ghee. When both sides are cooked well with brown spots on it, transfer to the serving plate. Enjoy the taste of sweet roti now.

Minapa laddu/Sunnundalu

                        Sankranthi Special Recipe:

         

"I wish you and your family members a Happy Sankranthi"

Ingredients for Minapa laddu/Sunnundalu:

• 1 cup minapappu (Urad dal/Black gram)
• 1 cup grated/powdered jaggery/bellam (powdered sugar can also be used)
• 1/2 cup melted ghee (clarified butter)
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder (optional)

Preparation Method:

Dry roast the minapappu/urad dal until it turns golden brown in color. Remove it from the heat and allow it to cool. Now grind it into fine powder (You can store this dry roasted urad dal powder in air-tight container for about 1 month). Take a large bowl, add urad dal powder, grated/powdered jaggery, melted ghee, cardamom powder (optional) and  mix it well. It becomes sticky now and   take some sticky mixture into your palms, press it gently and  shape it into small smooth balls or laddus. Now delicious sunnundalu are ready to eat.

Health benefit:

A healthy home made sweet treat loaded with protein, fiber, Iron and also contains less fat. Good for everyboday, specially kids and pregnant women.