Kadbu (Sweet Calzones) - 8 Karanji with Puran Stuffing

Name: Kadbu (Sweet Calzones) - 8 Karanji with Puran Stuffing
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup split chickpeas - chana dal; 1 cup jaggery powder; 1 tbsp poppy seeds; 1/4 tsp cardamom powder; 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder; 3 tbsp finely Chopped almonds; 3 tbsp dry dates; some raisins; For covering; 2 cups wheat flour; 2 tbsp semolina; 2 tsp oil; 1/4 tsp salt; as required water

Surekha Dongargaonkar @sdsurekha53

It's a Karnataka recipe usually made during festivals. It's served as a dessert.

Surekha Dongargaonkar @sdsurekha53

It's a Karnataka recipe usually made during festivals. It's served as a dessert.

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Ingredients

45 minutes

8 people

1 cupsplit chickpeas - chana dal
1 cupjaggery powder
1 tbsppoppy seeds
1/4 tspcardamom powder
1/4 tspnutmeg powder
3 tbspfinely Chopped almonds
3 tbspdry dates
someraisins
For covering
2 cupswheat flour
2 tbspsemolina
2 tspoil
1/4 tspsalt
as requiredwater

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Wash and soak chana dal for 2 to 3 hours.
2

Heat pressure cooker and put 1 cup chana dal and 3 cups of water with 1 tsp ghee and pinch of salt. Pressure cook for three whistles and on sim gas. Put off the gas.
3

Drain dal on soup strainer and again put it into cooker. Mash the cooked dal with masher
4

Add jaggery and cook again till it thickens. Add chopped almonds, roasted poppy seeds cardamom and nutmeg powder. Mix nicely.
5

Keep this stuffing aside and let it cool.
6

Knead wheat flour with rava, salt and oil by adding water. Knead stiff dough as for puri. Cover and rest it for 15 minutes
7

Knead dough nicely again and make equal lemon size balls.
8

Roll balls like puri and on one side sprinkle poppy seeds and roll.
9

Stuff the puran on other side where poppy seeds are not sprinkled and make karanji shape.
10

Fry them in oil or ghee on medium heat till they are golden.
11

Your yummy sweet is ready to eat. Serve hot with ghee.