Name: Chiroti khaja recipe by Rakhi Bhagat at BetterButter
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For dough; 1 cup all purpose flour; 2 tsp ghee; Water to knead the dough; 2for greasing; 2 tsp ghee; 2 tsp all purpose flour; For sugar syrup; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp cardamon powder; Few strand of kesar; Pistas for topping

ABOUT Chiroti khaja RECIPE

This traditional sweet is usually prepared amd served as prashad in India's Jagannath puri temple .This layered fritters are dunked in sugar syrup and served..do try on any special occassions as it requires very few ingredients

Instructions

SIEVE 1 CUP OF REFINED FLOUR IN A VESSEL
ADD 2 TSP OF GHEE IN THE REFINED FLOUR
FORM A CRUMBLE TEXTURE OF THE DOUGH BY MIXING IT WITH LIGHT HANDS..
ADD LITTLE WATER AND FORM A TIGHT DOUGH AS THAT OF PARATAS...
COVER THE DOUGH AND LET IT REST FOR 30 MIN
NOW LETS START TO MAKE SUGAR SYRUP. TAKE 1/2 CUP SUGAR AND ADD VERY LITTLE WATER IN A VESSEL
MAKE 2 STRINGS SUGAR SYRUP BY COOKNG IT ON SLOW FLAME,ADD KESAR &CARDAMON.ONCE READY,KEEP IT ASIDE.
LETS START WORK WITH DOUGH AGAIN..MAKE EQUAL BALLS OF THE DOUGH..ROLL THEM IN THIN CHAPATIS
MIX 2TSP GHEE AND 2TSP REFINED FLOUR IN A BOWL..NOW SPREAD LITTLE OF ABOVE MIXTURE EVENLY ON CHAPATI
PLACE ANOTHER ROLLED THIN CHAPATI ON IT AND APPLY THE GHEE REFINED FLOUR MIXTURE ON IT
PLACE THE THIRD CHAPATI ON IT AND REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS FOR ALL ROLLED THIN CHAPATIS
NOW SLOWLY FOLD THE LAYERS OF CHAPATIS TIGHTLY TO FORM LONG DOUGH
ROLL THE DOUGH SO THAT IT STICKS TO EACH OTHER
NOW CUT THE SIDES OF THE DOUGH AND KEEP ASIDE
CUT EQUAL SIZED DOUGH TO MAKE CHIROTIS
FLIP THE DOUGH HORIZONTALLY AND PRESS WITH YOUR PALM OR ROLL THEM WITH ROLLPIN
YOU CAN ROLL THEM WITH ROLLPIN AND MAKE THIN CHAPATIS ALSO
NOW FRY ON MEDIUM FLAME IN GHEE..HERE BOTH PRESSED DOUGH AND ROLLED CHAPATI ARE FRYING..
FRY TILL THE CHIROTIS ARE LIGHT BROWN IN COLOUR
NOW COAT THE FRIED CHIROTIS IN SUGAR SYRUP EVENLY
REMOVE FROM THE SYRUP AND PLACE IN PERFORATED PLATE IN STANDING POSITION AS SHOWN FOR 1 HR

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