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Karikadubu | Bele Kadubu for Ganesha Chaturthi

During Ganesha Chaturthi, Karikadubu is common dessert prepared across households. This deep fried delicacy tastes yummy with sweet lentils stuffing.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Karnataka
Servings: 12 nos.
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour- 1/2 cup
  • Salt- A pinch
  • Ghee- 3 tsp
  • Water- As needed
  • Cooking Oil - Enough to deep fry

For stuffing

  • Split Bengal gram (Chana dal)- 1/2 cup
  • Powdered jaggery- 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp

Instructions

Method

  • In a wide bowl take wheat flour, salt and a tea spoon of ghee. Give a quick mix.
    karikadubu step 1
  • Adding water in intervals make a stiff dough. The stiffness should be like poori dough. Knead and divide it into 7 equal portions and cover with damp cloth. Let it rest for 15 minutes.
    karikadubu prep. step 2
  • Next rinse bengal gram with enough water and strain. Adding a cup of fresh water, pressure cook it till the lentils are mushy. I cooked for 3 whistles and in simmer 5 minutes.
    karikadubu step 3
  • When the pressure subsides, strain the water from cooked lentils and keep aside. Add jaggery to a pan with few tea spoon of water.
    karikadubu step 4
  • Let it cook in medium flame till jaggery dissolves. When it bubbles up, include cooked bengal gram and mash well.
    karikadubu step 5
  • Add cardamom powder, 2 teaspoon of ghee and continue cooking for few seconds. Then switch off. Next take a dough ball and roll it like poori.
    karikadubu step 6
  • After rolling the dough, I have used a small bowl to press such that even sized poori is obtained. Remove the extra dough and use it later.
    karikadubu step 7
  • Next, at the centre of rolled poori, keep a portion of stuffing, cover and seal the edges. Continue shaping karikadubu like this and keep a batch ready.
    karikadubu step 8
  • Heat enough oil in a heavy bottom wok, when it heats up drop a karikadubu carefully and deep fry till it turns brown. Remove and drain on a kitchen tissue paper.
    karikadubu step 9
  • Amazingly delicious karikadubu is ready to offer to Lord Ganesha.
    delicious karikadubu

Notes

  • The wheat flour dough should be stiff otherwise it drinks lot of oil.
  • You can use all purpose flour instead of wheat flour.
  • The stuffing should be thick not loose because while deep frying it tends to come out. Loose stuffing can mess up in oil.
  • If your stuffing has turned watery for some reason, cook it for some more time to make it thick.
  • You can even add ghee roasted cashews and raisins to stuffing.