Holige (Bele)

Holige is a sweet that is like a pan cake or a parantha that is sweet. It can be time consuming but can be stored for a couple of days.

Kadale Bele (Bengal Gram) -1 Cup

Bella (Jaggery) – 1 Cup

Goddhi Hittu (Wheat Flour) – 1 Cup

Maida (Flour) – ¼ th Cup

Rice flour – 1/4th Cup for rolling the holige.

Salt to taste

Filling: Pressure cook kadale bele. Boil jaggery in a pan with a little (about less than 1/4t cup) water. When it thickens add the kadale bele. Cook it well. Grind it in a mixer/blender when it is hot so that it becomes a soft paste. Make these into 12-15 smaller balls.

Seave godhi hittu, maida and salt. Mix it with water to make a dough like that of parantha. Make it into 12-15 balls.

Roll out each ball into small bases similar to puri using a little bit of rice flour. Keep the filling inside and make it into a ball as in parantha. Roll out using rice flour and then fry it on a tava as a parantha.

Serve with Ghee and sugar and milk.