Kadakani - Dasara Special

Kadakani is made on the occasion of Dasara/ Vijayadashami in Maharashtra.

Ingredients : 

• 1/2 cup semolina.
• Powdered sugar - 1 cup
• All purpose flour - 2 cup
• Oil to fry kadakani
• Salt to taste.

Kadakani

Procedure : 
1. Soak semolina in some water for 20 minutes and then grind it in mixer.
2. Add powdered sugar to it and mix well till sugar melts.
3. Mix in all purpose flour to it. Add salt. Add some hot oil so that they will become crunchy.
4. Now make a dough out of this mixture. Make sure it is not too soft, or Kadakani will dissolve in oil while frying. Keep this dough covered and set aside for at least 3 hours.
5. Heat oil in wok/Kadhai. 
6. Make small balls of dough. Roll the balls with rolling pin to the size of poori making it as thin as possible. (use plastic sheet to avoid dough sticking to the board) and fry them one by one in oil.
7. Keep them aside for 15 minutes and then you are good to eat the festive special sweets.

Pithale (पिठले )

Here comes delicious, quick & easy to prepare food from Maharastra region! i.e. pithale!

Ingredients :

• Besan(gram flour ) – 5 spoons
• Onion – 1 finely chopped
• Green chilies – 4-5
• Curry leaves - 4
• Chopped coriander
• Mustered seeds
• Cumin Seeds
• Turmeric powder

Pithale

Preparation :

1.       Add some water to besan forming a smooth consistent batter without any lumps.

2.       Now, in a wok, heat some oil. Add cumin and mustered seeds and let them splutter. Add green chilies and curry leaves.

3.       Then add onion and saute till golden brown, add turmeric powder and saute for a while.

4.       Add 2 cups of water and let it come to boil.

5.       Now pour the besan mixture slowly in the boiling water. Make sure you are stirring continuously because besan tends to make chunks when hot.

6.       Keep it stirring for another 7-8 mins, or till you observe a silky texture of pithale.

7.       Strew  finely chopped coriander and serve hot with chapati, bhakari or hot rice.