Saturday 10 November 2012

Kadubu




Kadubu is of two kinds...fried and steamed.The fried variety is called "Karigadubu" in Kannada and is to be compulsorily made during the Ganesha festival as an offering to the Lord Ganesha.
Here's the recipe;
Ingredients:                                                                                                        23 kadabus
  • Maida-200g
  • Dry coconut-1/2 shell
  • sugar-100g
  • cardamom-4 or 5
  • raisins-10
  • cashew nuts-10
  • Almonds/badam-5
  • oil-enough for deep frying 
  • ghee-2tsp
     

Method of Preparation:

 1.Take 200gms of maida in bowl, add 2tsp of ghee and little water.Knead well to make a ball of dough.Leave it for 30min.


2.Grate half shell of dry coconut.This is for the filling.Adding raisins ,Cashew nuts and badam enriches the taste.Grind sugar and cardamom in a mixer.
 
 
3.Grind the badam and cashew nuts in a mixer.Add these to the grated dry coconut and raisins along with ground sugar and cardamom.


4. Make small balls of the dough and roll each of them carefully,preferably in oval shape.Take a spoonful of filling and place it in the middle of the rolled ball of dough  as shown.
 
 
5.Fold the two sides and seal it properly by folding the edges.(can dip your fingers in water and press the edges).
 
 
6.Repeat the procedure for all the remaining balls of dough.
 

 
7.Heat oil in a wide Wok .Fry them till golden brown.
 

 
8.Yummy kadabu...favourite of Lord Ganesha is ready.
                                              
 
 
 
 

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