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BASAVA KAJJAM

A divine and delicious moong dal and wheat flour balls porridge, which is sweetened with jaggery. An age-old recipe from the Land of Telangana.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Soaking time1 hour
Total Time2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian, Telangana
Keyword: Bathukamma special, Porridge, Telangana cuisine
Servings: 4 Servings
Author: Shravani Abhishek

Equipment

  • Saucepan

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Split moong dal
  • ½ cup Whole wheat flour
  • ¾ cup Jaggery
  • ⅓ cup Milk
  • ¾ cup Water
  • ½ tsp Cardamom powder optional
  • 2 tbsp Ghee optional
  • 1 tbsp Melon seeds optional

Instructions

Prepping

  • Wash and soak the moong dal for about an hour.
  • Take a mixing bow, add whole wheat flour, add water gradually and knead to make soft dough. (Similar to the Indian roti dough)
  • Cover the dough and let it rest for 15 mins.

Make the Tiny wheat flour balls

  • Take a wide plate and sprinkle some dry wheat flour on it. Now take a handful of dough at a time, take a tiny amount of dough to the size of moong dal/coriander seed and roll into a ball.
  • Now place the rolled tiny wheat flour ball on the plate with dry flour.
  • Repeat the process for the remaining dough.
    Note : You can skip this time-consuming process by rolling the dough into flatbread and then cut into diamonds.

Let's make BASAVA KAJJAM now!!

  • Heat a saucepan, add water and bring it to a rolling boil.
  • Now add in rolled tiny wheat flour balls, soaked and drained moong dal and give it a good mix.
  • Cover the pan and let them cook on a medium flame until the moong dal is fully cooked. This will take around 15 min.
  • Now add in milk, grated jaggery, cardamom powder (if using) and cook until everything is cooked thoroughly.
  • Heat a small pan, add ghee and once its hot add in melon seeds and fry for 30 secs. Add these roasted melon seeds to the cooked BASAVA KAJJAM.
  • BASAVA KAJJAM is done and it's all ready to be served. Dig in and enjoy.

Notes

  • You can skip the rolling of wheat flour balls and instead roll the dough into flatbread and then cut into diamonds using knife or pizza cutter.
  • If you want a vegan version, substitute the Regular milk with Plant based milk or you can just totally skip adding it. Also, do not roast the melon seeds in ghee, instead add them while boiling the moong dal.