Beetroot Oliga/poli

This oliga/poli is stuffed with beetroot halwa instead of dal purnam

Ingredients:

Beetroot-300Gms,washed,peeled and grated fine

Jaggary-200 to 250Gms,powdered

Elachi powder-1/4Tsp

Refined flour-200Gms

Oliga rawa/Fine semolina-50Gms

Salt-A pinch

Ghee-2Tablesp

Oil to prepare oliga

Almond Slivers-1Tablesp

Thin alluminium Sheet(oliga Reku in Telugu) or polythene sheet to prepare oliga

Method:

1).Mix flour,rawa,salt and oil. Prepare a little sticky dough and keep it aside covered for 15 min

2)Fry beetroot in ghee till raw smell goes .Add jaggary and again cook till the stuffing leaves the sides of the pan.Add elachi powder and almond slivers.

3)Mix well and prepare 10 balls out of the stuffing.

4)Prepare 10 balls out of the dough also.Keep them covered

5)Put a dough ball on the polythene sheet and stretch it to 3″diameter disc . Keep a ball of stuffing in it and cover it completely so that the stuffing will not come out.

6)Pat it with (oil smeared) fingers to prepare thin oliga of 5to6″diameter

7)Fry the oliga on nonstick pan using little oil .Prepare all the oliga in the same way.Stalk them in a hotbox till serving

8)Serve oliga with a tsp of ghee.It is a sure hit with kids.It is also a healthy sweet for them

Tip:

I prepared two types of oliga ,one with jaggary and other with sugar free (sucralose)powder.Dieters and diabetics can enjoy the second one, but in moderate servings especially diabetics.