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Malida (Telangana)
Crumbled roti with jaggery and ghee
మలీద: warm rotis crumbled with jaggery, ghee and cardamom for the last day of Bathukamma
IndianBathukamma is Telangana's nine-day flower festival before Dasara, when women stack marigold, celosia and tangedu flowers into towering cones, sing around them in the evening and float them on a lake. On the final day, Saddula Bathukamma, everyone carries a little bundle of saddulu (flavoured rice) and sweet malida to share by the water. Malida is the simplest sweet there is: soft wheat rotis cooked fresh, torn and blitzed while still warm, then rubbed with jaggery, ghee, cardamom and nuts until it clumps like soft crumble, sometimes pressed into balls. Common mistake: letting the rotis go cold and crisp, which gives a dry, dusty powder; they should still be warm and pliable, and the malida is right when a handful squeezed together holds its shape. Chef's tip: a teaspoon of roasted poppy seeds or dry coconut gives the Telangana village touch.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the rotis
- ½ cup water
- 1 pinch salt
For the malida
- 4 oz jaggeryfinely grated
- 4 tbsp gheemelted
- ½ tsp ground green cardamom
- 3 tbsp chopped cashews and almonds
- 1 tsp white poppy seeds (optional)dry-roasted
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Knead 7 oz whole-wheat flour (atta), 1 pinch salt and ½ cup water into a soft dough. Rest for 5 minutes, then divide into 6 balls.
8 minStep 2: Roll each ball into a 15 cm roti and cook on a hot tawa for about 1 minute a side until spotted brown and cooked through. Keep them stacked under a cloth so they stay soft.
12 minStep 3: While still warm, tear the rotis into pieces and pulse in a blender to coarse crumbs.
2 minStep 4: Tip into a bowl and add 4 oz jaggery, 4 tbsp ghee, ½ tsp ground green cardamom, 3 tbsp chopped cashews and almonds and 1 tsp white poppy seeds. Rub together with your fingers for 2 minutes until evenly mixed and the crumbs cling when pressed.
3 minStep 5: Serve loose in a bowl, or squeeze handfuls into balls. Eat the same day.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does malida (Telangana) take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of jaggery?
- Dark brown or muscovado sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of ghee?
- Butter, same amount (keep the heat a little lower, butter burns sooner).
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