Sweet shells ( te, గవ్వలు, ''gavvalu'') is one of the typical
Indian sweets made in
Andhra Pradesh, India
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. It is a mixture (
dough
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) of
plain flour/maida and
water
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or
milk
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. The prepared dough is shaped into small rounds, which are flattened and rolled (on a special tool) so as to take the shape of gavvalu (
cowrie shells). These shells are fried in oil or
ghee and soaked in sugar or
jaggery syrup.
See also
*
Kidyo
References
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Indian desserts
Andhra cuisine
Indian rice dishes
Deep fried foods