Karnataka

Bele holige

Name: Bele holige
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Karnataka
Ingredients: 2 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); a pinch salt; Water, about 1 cup for dough, more for dal; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), about 1/3 cup, for dough and rolling; 1 1/4 cups chana dal (split chickpeas); 1 1/4 cups grated jaggery; 1/2 tsp cardamom; 2 tbsp to serve ghee

A sweet dal filling rolled paper thin inside dough. Ugadi's favourite magic trick.

90 minTime

13 gProtein each

mildSpice

1hPlan ahead. Soak for 1 hour first; the 90 minutes come after.

The Ugadi flatbread3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

626kcalsame

13 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

90minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Salta pinch

Waterabout 1 cup for dough, more for dal

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)about 1/3 cup, for dough and rolling

Chana dal (split chickpeas)1¼ cups

Jaggery1¼ cups, grated

Cardamom½ tsp

Ghee2 tbsp, to serve

Method

7 steps

1Mix maida, turmeric and salt with water to a very soft, sticky dough. Pour 3 tbsp oil over it, cover and rest at least 1 hour.
2Cook the soaked chana dal in plenty of water until soft but whole. Drain well; keep the water for saaru.
3Cook the drained dal with jaggery in a heavy pan, stirring, until thick. Add cardamom, cool and grind to a smooth paste without water.
4Roll the filling into balls the size of a small lemon. Flatten a slightly smaller ball of dough on your palm, wrap the filling, seal and pinch off extra dough.
5On oiled banana leaf or butter paper, press the ball out with oiled fingers or a rolling pin into a thin round.
6Flip onto a hot tawa, peel off the paper and cook on medium heat on both sides.
7Serve warm with ghee, or with milk or holige saaru on the side.

Serve it like this

Serve in small bowls, warm or chilled as it likes best, with a few chopped nuts on top.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Karnataka

Bele holige

A sweet dal filling rolled paper thin inside dough. Ugadi's favourite magic trick.

90 minTime

13 gProtein each

mildSpice

1hPlan ahead. Soak for 1 hour first; the 90 minutes come after.

The Ugadi flatbread3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

626kcalsame

13 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

90minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Salta pinch

Waterabout 1 cup for dough, more for dal

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)about 1/3 cup, for dough and rolling

Chana dal (split chickpeas)1¼ cups

Jaggery1¼ cups, grated

Cardamom½ tsp

Ghee2 tbsp, to serve

Method

7 steps

1Mix maida, turmeric and salt with water to a very soft, sticky dough. Pour 3 tbsp oil over it, cover and rest at least 1 hour.
2Cook the soaked chana dal in plenty of water until soft but whole. Drain well; keep the water for saaru.
3Cook the drained dal with jaggery in a heavy pan, stirring, until thick. Add cardamom, cool and grind to a smooth paste without water.
4Roll the filling into balls the size of a small lemon. Flatten a slightly smaller ball of dough on your palm, wrap the filling, seal and pinch off extra dough.
5On oiled banana leaf or butter paper, press the ball out with oiled fingers or a rolling pin into a thin round.
6Flip onto a hot tawa, peel off the paper and cook on medium heat on both sides.
7Serve warm with ghee, or with milk or holige saaru on the side.

Serve it like this

Serve in small bowls, warm or chilled as it likes best, with a few chopped nuts on top.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Bele holige

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Bele holige

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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