date: 2020-11-04T09:34:04.792Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/a6a6b2749e71a49b/751x532cq70/thengai-obbattu-coconut-poli-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/a6a6b2749e71a49b/751x532cq70/thengai-obbattu-coconut-poli-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/a6a6b2749e71a49b/751x532cq70/thengai-obbattu-coconut-poli-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Helena Nunez ratingvalue: 5 reviewcount: 13214 recipeingredient: - " For the dough" - "1 cup Maida All purpose flour" - "1/3 cup water plus one or two tablespoon more" - "2 tablespoon sesame oil nallennai" - "2 tablespoon vegetable oil" - " For Pooranam stuffing" - "3/4 cup fresh shredded coconut" - "1/4 cup water" - "1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder" - "3/4 cup jaggery" - " Ghee for toasting the obbattu" recipeinstructions: - "Mix the sesame oil, water and flour to make a sticky dough. Cover the dough with oil and allow it to rest for an hour. Set aside." - "Boil the jaggery with little water (about ¼ cup) till it completely melts. Add in the fresh shredded coconut and cardamom powder. Saute till the mixture thickens. Set aside to cool. Make into small lime sized balls and set aside on a plate." - "Apply oil generously to your hands and take a small maida dough and place it on a wax paper. Start patting the dough to form a circle. Place the pooranam / stuffing ball in the middle of the dough and start covering the dough by pinching in the top. Apply oil to your hands and start pressing the ball gently to spread. Gently keep pressing the dough to evenly spread and form a circle." - "Set a griddle on heat on medium flame and place the obbattu and sprinkle some oil or ghee. Cook for a minute on each side." - "Set aside on a plate to cool.Enjoy!" categories: - Recipe tags: - thengai - obbattu - katakunci: thengai obbattu nutrition: 213 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT31M" cooktime: "PT55M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, it's John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, thengai obbattu / coconut poli. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. Thengai Obbattu / Coconut Poli is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It's appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. Thengai Obbattu / Coconut Poli is something which I've loved my whole life. They're fine and they look wonderful. Easy Recipe for sweet Coconut Poli made with jaggery, Tamilnadu style preparation. Set a griddle on heat on medium flame and place the obbattu and sprinkle some oil or ghee. Cook for a minute on each side. Once its golden on both sides, remove from heat and set aside on a plate to cool completely. To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have thengai obbattu / coconut poli using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Thengai Obbattu / Coconut Poli: 1. Take For the dough: 1. Get 1 cup Maida (All purpose flour) 1. Get 1/3 cup water (plus one or two tablespoon more) 1. Take 2 tablespoon sesame oil (nallennai) 1. Get 2 tablespoon vegetable oil 1. Get For Pooranam / stuffing: 1. Prepare 3/4 cup fresh shredded coconut 1. Prepare 1/4 cup water 1. Get 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder 1. Make ready 3/4 cup jaggery 1. Take Ghee for toasting the obbattu But thengai poli /coconut poli is one fascinating name to get tempted these days. Heat tawa and drizzle some oil or ghee. Transfer the patted poli by inverting. Thengai Poli or Sweet Poli is my most favorite sweet which we normally make for Bogi (the before day of Pongal festival) and for Aavani avittam. ##### Steps to make Thengai Obbattu / Coconut Poli: 1. Mix the sesame oil, water and flour to make a sticky dough. Cover the dough with oil and allow it to rest for an hour. Set aside. 1. Boil the jaggery with little water (about ¼ cup) till it completely melts. Add in the fresh shredded coconut and cardamom powder. Saute till the mixture thickens. Set aside to cool. Make into small lime sized balls and set aside on a plate. 1. Apply oil generously to your hands and take a small maida dough and place it on a wax paper. Start patting the dough to form a circle. Place the pooranam / stuffing ball in the middle of the dough and start covering the dough by pinching in the top. Apply oil to your hands and start pressing the ball gently to spread. Gently keep pressing the dough to evenly spread and form a circle. 1. Set a griddle on heat on medium flame and place the obbattu and sprinkle some oil or ghee. Cook for a minute on each side. 1. Set aside on a plate to cool.Enjoy! Transfer the patted poli by inverting. Thengai Poli or Sweet Poli is my most favorite sweet which we normally make for Bogi (the before day of Pongal festival) and for Aavani avittam. Thengai Poli is one of my most favorite one and though my mom makes poli mostly with channa dal pooranam, i am not a great fan of that. Coconut Obbattu Recipe or Kayi Holige is a traditional recipe of Karnataka that is prepared mainly during the festive season. Call it Obbattu, Holige, Poli, Bobbattu or Puran Poli from different states….all are more or less the same with trifling differences (perhaps the filling or the way it's made). So that's going to wrap it up with this exceptional food thengai obbattu / coconut poli recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am confident that you will make this at home. 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