SWEET KADUBU | SIHI KADUBU | GANESH CHATHURTHI SPECIAL

SWEET KADUBU or SIHI KADUBU, a well- known dish in Karnataka, is steamed and stuffed rice flour treats / snacks mostly prepared during festivals like nagara panchami, vinayaka chaturthi/ Ganesha festival. Its a dumpling with combination of grated coconut or Til / sesame seeds and Jaggery stuffed in it. This coconut-jaggery stuffing in a classic South Indian stuffing used to make many other sweets like Burfi, Kaayi Holige, etc. This stuffing make a good combination with Neer Dosa, Chapathi, etc. KHARA KADUBU has spicy fillings like Urad dal and spices or chana dal and spices .

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INGREDIENTS:

For the Dough:

• Rice flour - 1 cup

• water - 1 cup

• salt - ¼ tsp

• Ghee - 1 tsp

For the stuffing:

• Grated coconut- 1 Cup

• Jaggery- ¼ cup to ½ Cup (Depending on the sweetness)

• Cardamom - 3 to 4 nos (crushed)

• Poppy seeds- 1 tsp

• Water - 3 to 4 tbsp (to clean jaggery)

PROCEDURE:

1. To prepare Dough:

2. Take water in a pan. add salt and ghee. heat the water to bring it to rolling boil.

3. Add rice flour and combine well to make it a dough of chapathi dough consistency.

4. Switch off the flame.

5. Start making kadubu when dough is still warm

To prepare Stuffing:

1. In a pan, add Jaggery and water. Cook this on medium flame till the jaggery melts to clean it if you think it has any impurities. strain the jaggery syrup.

2. Now, add grated coconut, cardamom powder and poppy seeds. Mix it to combine well.

3. cook till all the moisture evaporates and mixture comes together . Turn off the heat and transfer it to a container. Allow it to cool.

To make the sihi kadubu:

1. Take one dough ball, roll it to a flat round shape using the rolling pin.

2. take 1 tbsp or little more filling in the center and close it and press the edges to seal it.

3. Repeat this and make few more.

4. Keep it in the greased pressure cooker container and steam cook this on medium high heat without putting the whistle on, for 10 to 12 minutes and then turn off the heat.

5. Open the steamer after 2 to 3 minutes and sihi kadubu is ready to eat!

6. Serve Sihi kadubu with Kaayi Halu (coconut milk with jaggery) or Gasagase paayasam (poppy seeds payasam)

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