Godhi Halbai Recipe
A traditional and authentic vegan recipe from Karnataka ,delectable in taste prepared from extracting milk from whole wheat and coconut.
Servings 50 pieces
Calories 47kcal
Ingredients
- 250 grams Whole wheat (1.25 cups)
- 125 grams Fresh Coconut Grated (¾ cup)
- 4 Cups Water
- 250 grams Organic Jaggery Powder (1 cup approx) , adjust to taste
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom Powder
- 1 Tsp Coconut Oil or clarified butter
- 1 teaspoon Poppy Seeds
Instructions
- Soak 1 cup of whole wheat for 8-10 hours or overnight. After 8 hours , rinse well, drain water from wheat and set aside.
- Into a blender, add soaked wheat and fresh coconut .
- Add 2 cups of water and process well, such that it becomes easy to extract milk.
- Pass the blend coconut and wheat paste through muslin cloth. Squeeze well to extract the first milk ( thick milk)
- Now add back the coconut wheat paste into a blender, add 2 cups of water and process again. Pass it through the muslin cloth and squeeze to extract thin milk ( 2nd milk) .
- You'll get approximately 1 litre of milk .
- Take a heavy bottom kadai / non stick kadai , dry roast 1 teaspoon of poppy seeds and set aside.
- In the same kadai , add 1 teaspoon of coconut oil or clarified butter. Add wheat- coconut milk . Keep the flame on medium low and stir the milk.
- When milk becomes warm , add 1 cup of organic jaggery powder , stir well and continue to stir the milk. By the end of 15 minutes ,milk starts to thicken. Never let your hands down, keep stirring such that no lumps are formed.
- Add ½ teaspoon of cardamom powder and mix well.
- Once it reaches the idli batter / thick cake batter consistency , taste and adjust sweetness if required ,turn of the heat.
- Grease the tray/ plate with ghee. For vegan option grease it with vegetable oil.
- Pour the cooked pudding mixture to the tray, tap it. Sprinkle roasted poppy seeds on top and allow it to cool. It gets set within 15-20 minutes.
- Cut into desired shapes and serve it .Tastes best when served chilled.
Notes
- You can extract wheat milk and coconut milk separately and later mix together for cooking .
- You can add more water for extracting coconut milk and wheat milk . If more water is added it takes more time to cook.
- If you are increasing the measurement ,then I insist you to extract whole wheat milk and coconut milk separately.
- Never let your hands down ,keep stirring , if lumps forms in between then add little water and whisk it using a wire whisk to beat the lumps.
Nutrition
Serving: 25grams | Calories: 47kcal