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Diwali Snacks
| Nan Khatai |
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Delicious
sweet |
| Ingredients |
150 gms Maida |
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120 gms Butter |
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85 gms Powdered
sugar |
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50 gms Fine
sooji |
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1 tsp. Vanilla |
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A few Almonds /
cashewnuts |
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| Method |
1. Cream
the butter till it looks like fluffy and light.
2. Add the sugar and mix well.
3. Add vanilla, then add the maida and sooji. Make a
smooth dough.
4. Form into small rounds and cut across in the
center.
5. Place a piece of cashewnut on the top.
6. Bake on a greased pan at 150 C for about 25-30 Mts.
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| Namak Pare |
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A
Diwali Dish made of maida & sooji |
| Ingredients |
1 cup Maida |
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1 cup Sooji |
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1 tsp. Ajwain |
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2 tbsp. Beaten
curd |
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2 tbsp. Ghee
or Oil |
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Salt according
to taste |
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| Method |
1. Mix
the flour, rava, ajwain and salt together.
2. Then add the beaten curds and enough of warm
water and knead into a stiff dough.
3. Shape the dough into a ball and roll the ball
into a thick circle. Cut them into squares.
4. Deep fry these squares and remove when light
brown in color.
5. Drain thoroughly, cool and store in air-tight
containers
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| Ghathia |
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A
diwali snack |
| Ingredients |
1/2 kg. Wheat
Flour |
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11/2 cups.
Water |
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1 1/2 tsp.
Ajwain |
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2 tbsp.. Oil |
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Oil for frying
As required |
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Salt according
to taste |
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| Method |
1. Sieve
the wheat flour and rub the oil into it.Then add the salt,
Ajwain and mix well.
2. Make a well in the center, add enough water and
knead into a stiff dough.
3. Heat oil in a kadhai, to smoking point.
4. Roll out the dough into big size Chapati and cut
it into long strips. Now put these long strips into the
hot oil.
5. Remove from the oil when crisp and golden brown
in color.
6. Drain on tissue paper , cool and store in
airtight containers.
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| Mathis |
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A
famous Diwlai snack |
| Ingredients |
2 cups plain
flour (maida) |
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1 tbsp. Ghee |
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1/4 tsp.
ajwain seeds |
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Salt according
to taste |
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Warm water to
make dough |
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Ghee for deep
frying |
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| Serve
with |
Serve with
Pickle. |
| Method |
1.
Blend together maida and salt, rub in the ghee and then
add enough water to make a smooth pliable dough.
2. Make small thin rounds out of all the dough.
Prick them on both sides with a fork. Allow to dry a bit
for 20-30 minutes.
3. Now heat oil/ghee in a pan and deep fry a few at
a time to a pale gold color.
4. Drain thoroughly and cool and store in air-tight
containers.
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| Shakkarpare |
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A
diwali Sweet |
| Ingredients |
1 cup Whole
wheat flour |
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11/2 cup maida
(plain flour) |
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1/3 cup sugar |
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1 tsp. Saunf |
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1/3 cup ghee |
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Ghee to deep
fry |
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Little Bit of
Water for kneading the dough |
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| Method |
1. Mix
the above ingredients with a little water and knead into a
soft dough.
2. Divide dough into equal parts and roll out into
thick chappatis.
3. Cut with a cookie cutter or knife into small
diamond shapes. Lift with spatula and keep aside on a dry
cloth for 1 hour.
4. Deep fry in hot ghee over slow flame till light
golden brown.
5. Drain well and keep aside till cool. Store in
clean, dry containers.
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| Gujia/Karanjia |
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A
Diwali Sweet |
| Ingredients |
For
the cover :
1 cup plain flour (maida) |
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1 tbs. ghee |
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Water to knead |
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For
the filling :
1/2 cup coconut flakes, fine |
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1/2 cup khoya |
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1tbs poppy
seeds (khuskhus) |
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1tsp cardamom
powder |
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1tbs crushed
almond |
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1/4 cup sugar,
ground |
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10 to 15
raisins |
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| Method |
For
the cover :
1. Mix flour and ghee well. Add enough water to
make soft pliable dough. Keep aside.
For the filling :
1. Roast khoya to a light pink by stirring
continuously over low heat. Cool and break in fine crumbs
with fingers.
2. Now roast coconut flakes lightly. Cool. Mix all
other ingredients. Check for sweetness.
To Proceed :
1. Make small round, not too thin, not too thick.
2. Place 1 tsp. filling in one half of round. Fold
over the other half, sealing in the mixture.
3. Seal edges by twisting or pressing together.
Make all in the same way.
4. Dry on clean cloth for 30minutes. Deep fry in
hot ghee on low flame till light brown on both sides.
5. Drain and cool completely before storing.
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