Name: Thekua recipe by Soma Mukherjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Aata 1 cup; Jaggeri 3/4 cup; Water roughly 1 cup; Ghee 2 teaspoon; Fenal sheeds 3/4 teaspoon; Crushed cardamom 1/2 teaspoon; Shredded coconut 2 table spoon; Vegetable oil for deep frying

ABOUT Thekua RECIPE

It's a traditional Bihari snak. Biharies often offered it as prasad on their main festival Chhat Parav.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Aata 1 cup
Jaggeri 3/4 cup
Water roughly 1 cup
Ghee 2 teaspoon
Fenal sheeds 3/4 teaspoon
Crushed cardamom 1/2 teaspoon
Shredded coconut 2 table spoon
Vegetable oil for deep frying

Instructions

MELT 3/4 CUP JAGGERY IN A NONSTICK PAN, ADD 1 CUP WATER
BRING TO A BOIL, SIMMER UNTIL THE JAGGERY DISSOLVES IN WATER, TAKE OFF HEAT, ALLOW IT TO COOL
TAKE 1 CUP WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ADD 1/2 TSP CARDAMOM POWDER
ADD 1/4 TSP FENNEL SEEDS
ADD 2 TBSP GHEE
ADD THE WARM JAGGERY SYRUP
MIX WELL
KNEED INTO A TIGHT DOUGH
ADD 2 TBSP GRATED COCONUT
SHAPE SMALL BALLS OUT OF THE READY DOUGH, FLATTEN THEM OUT
PRESS DOWN & MARK WITH DESIGNS LIKE THIS
DEEP FRY IN HOT OIL ON LOW HEAT
FLIP & FRY FROM BOTH SIDES
TAKE OFF HEAT ONCE GOLDEN BROWN & CRISP
ALLOW THEM TO COOL, STORE IN AN AIR TIGHT CONTAINER

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