29) DUDALI

DUDALI

A PURE, SOOTHING & DELICATE DESSERT

GOOD FOR ALL STOMACH AILMENTS

Ingredients:

1)    Arrowroot powder – 200 gm.

2)    Ghee (clarified butter) – 1 table spoon

3)    Milk – 200 ml.

4)    Water – 200 ml.

5)    Sugar – 150 gm.

6)    Cardamom – 2 pods

To Cook:

Sieve the arrowroot powder to remove any impurities. Soak it in 1 litre of water. Stir well. Wait for the powder to settle at the bottom. Now carefully drain off all the clear water at the top by tilting the vessel gently with a steady hand. Shell the cardamom seeds and crush to fine powder.

Take a thick wok. Pour in the soaked arrowroot powder, the milk and the water and set the wok on the stove. Stir continuously. If you let up on the stirring, it will burn at the bottom. Soon, the mixture will start to thicken. It means that the arrowroot is almost cooked. Now add the sugar and stir well. Soon the mixture will become so tight that you will find it hard to stir. At this juncture, turn off the heat and sprinkle the cardamom powder.

Now grease a tray with ghee and pat in the dudali. Use the bottom of a greased spoon to smoothen the surface of the dudali. If you dribble a teaspoon of ghee at the top, the spoon will slide without sticking. Allow the dudali to cool. When it reaches room temperature, use a thin sharp knife to cut into bite sized pieces.

Enjoy!!!

Note:

Properly made dudali will be light and almost as soft as jelly. It will dissolve in your mouth. Dudali is an excellent easily digested food for children, aged persons, convalescents and for everyone.