Dudali
A delicious, traditional Konkani arrowroot jelly cake dessert that can be cooked in 5 minutes.
Servings Prep Time
8servings 2minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
5minutes 30minutes
Servings Prep Time
8servings 2minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
5minutes 30minutes
Ingredients
  • 150gm arrowroot powder
  • 300ml milk
  • 300ml water
  • 200gm sugar
  • 4pods cardamom
  • 15ml ghee
Instructions
To prepare:
  1. Grease a plate or tray with 10 ml of ghee and set aside.
  2. Shell the cardamom. Crush the seeds to powder and set aside.
To cook:
  1. Put the arrowroot powder into a non-stick wok. Pour in the milk and the water, and stir thoroughly. Set on high heat. Stir continuously.
  2. A minute later, tip in the sugar and go on stirring. Two minutes later, the arrowroot will start gelling.
  3. Lower the heat and continue to stir for 2 more minutes. Sprinkle the crushed cardamom and stir once more.
  4. Switch off the heat and transfer the gel to the pre-greased plate/tray. Pour in the rest of the ghee (5 ml) and spread and flatten the dudali with the greased bottom of a spoon. Set aside to cool.
  5. Your dudali is ready to be cut into pieces in half an hour’s time. Serve fresh. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

Vegans can enjoy the goodness of dudali by substituting milk with coconut milk and ghee with coconut oil. Bon appétit!