Sweet Boli | Trivandrum Sadhya Boli
Sweet Boli, a traditional South Indian delicacy, holds a special place in the hearts of many, particularly in the southernmost part of Kerala, Trivandrum.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Bengal gram Kadalapariappu
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Allpurpose flour Maida
- 1/2 cup Gingelly oil
- Nutmeg powder Few pinches, Jathikka
- Kesari powder for yellow colour
- Rice flour for spreading on board
- Ghee (for frying)
Instructions
- Boil the gram with plenty of water. When nicely cooked, strain.
- Add water once again, boil & drain.
- Add sugar & nutmeg powder to the cooked gram & keep on low heat till the mixture becomes semi solid. Stir constantly.
- Remove from fire & grind to a fine paste.
- Add kesari powder to the maida flour and with a little water and make into a dough.
- Pour gingelly oil into the dough & knead it until it becomes very soft. Keep it aside for 2 or more hours.
- Make equal number of balls with the dough & the gram mixture.
- Take a ball of gram, cover it with maida ball & turn onto a floured board (rice flour to be used on the board) & roll out as thinly as possible.
- Apply a little ghee on griddle & fry (like we do for chappatis) the boli on it.
Notes
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