Ondelagada tambli / urgele sihi tambli / urga gadde sweet tambli

Ondelagada tambli / urgele sihi tambli / urga gadde sweet tambli is a tasty havyaka recipe which is very healthy too. It is a 'first served tambli'. Very good for memory power too.

A common tradition which is nowadays followed rarely is starting the meal with tambli (modlu umbu tambli / first served tambli). In earlier days, it was more common to prepare two types of tambli - first served tambli and the regular tambli. Generally in case of first served tambli, seasoning is not done. Even if seasoning is done, then it is generally done using ghee and added before grinding the grated coconut during tambli preparation. In other type of tambli (general type of tambli-which is consumed after huli), seasoning is done at the end- i.e. after grinding and mixing with curd/majjige.

First served tambli can also be used for drinking during meals.

Commonly prepared first served tambli recipes are:

• Ondelaga / urgele tambli
• Jeerige / cumin tambli
• Menthe tambli / fenugreek tambli
• Carom seeds / ajwain / om kaalu tambli 
• Onion / erulli / ullagadde tambli
• Garlic / bellulli tambli
• Elebarige soppina tambli
• Ambekombu / mango ginger tambli
• Ginger / shunti tambli
• Bael leaves / bilva patre kudi tambli
• Hibiscus - Guava leaves / Dasavaala - Perale kudi tambli
• Kudu tambli
• Kanne kudi tambli - https://cafebaklava.wordpress.com/2016/05/29/kanne-kudi-katne-or-chinese-weed-soup/
• Spices / kottambari-hing tambli
• Agrakodi / Baayivade soppina tambli
• Nela nelli tambli
• Mango flower tambli
• Nugge soppina tambli
• Gadagana soppu
• Jummana kayi tambli
• Nekkerakala kudi tambli
• Menthe soppina tambli
• Kottambari soppina tambli
• Amate kayi tambli
• Nelli kayi sottu tambli
• Dalimbe sippe tambli
• Dalimbe kudi tambli
• Limbu sottina tambli
• Atti kudi tambli

Commonly prepared last served tambli recipes are :

• Mango / mavina kayi tambli
• Mavina midi / appe midi tambli
• Garlic / bellulli oggarane tambli
• Grated coconut / hing oggarane tambli
• Appe huli

In this post, let us see how to prepare ondelagada tambli / urgele sihi tambli / urga gadde sweet tambli.

Ingredients: 1 cup = 250 ml

• Ondelaga / urgele with its root - 2 cups
• Grated coconut - 1 cup
• Pepper - 1 table spoon
• Cumin seeds - 3/4 table spoon
• Ghee - 1 teaspoon
• Butter milk / mashed curd - 1 cup
• Jaggery - 3 table spoons 
• Salt - according to taste
• Water - 6 to 7 cups

Timing: 15 minutes

Servings: 6 to 7

Method:

Step 1. In a seasoning pan, splutter pepper and cumin seeds in ghee. Keep aside.

seasoning

Step 2. Wash ondelaga / urgele along with its root well. Roughly chop into pieces.

washing

chopped

Step 3. Blend chopped ondelaga adding enough water to coarse paste.

grind

Step 4. Add grated coconut and spluttered ingredients (pepper and cumin seeds) to blended ondelaga paste and blend again to fine paste.

add grated coconut

grind

Step 5. Pour the paste in a strainer and remove solid portion/jigatu. Use strained content for preparing tambli.

straining

Step 6. Add 5 to 6 cups of water, butter milk (or mashed curd), jaggery and salt (according to taste) and mix well.

add water, butter milk etc

Step 7. Enjoy with rice or you may drink it directly!