For this month’s ICC Srivalli chose a snack from Bihar. Known as thekua or khajur, it is a deep fried biscuit made from all purpose flour. Usually a mould known as saancha is used to make some designs on the biscuits. As I don’t have a mould, I used my seepu seedai achu to make the lines on the biscuit. You can also use a fork instead. It was so crispy and flaky. I had to skip sooji because I didn’t have stock and I saw it only while mixing the dough. But this version was also nice.
Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour-1cup
Powdered Sugar-4tbs
Ghee-4tsp
Grated Copra-2tsp
Cardamom Powder-a pinch
Oil-For Deep Frying
Procedure:
1. Mix flour. sugar, copra and cardamom powder.
2. Add ghee and rub the flour to mix it to a crumbly flour.
2. Add ghee and rub the flour to mix it to a crumbly flour.
3. Sprinkle little water and knead the flour into a crumbly dough.
4. Heat oil in a pan.
5. Roll out the dough to a 1/2cm thick round and cut out biscuits with a cutter of your choice.
6. Grease the mould and place the biscuit on it and press it to make impressions.
7. Deep fry on medium heat until golden.
8. When cool store in airtight jar.
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| Mix the dry ingredients and ghee |
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| Rub it well to make a crumbly flour |
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| Sprinkle water to make a crumbly dough |
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| Roll out and cut into shapes |
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| Press it against the mould |
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| Place on a plate |
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| Deep fry till golden |
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| Thekua was so flaky and crisp |
wow awesome dear…luv it!
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Love the shape of your cookies.
simply irresistible!
awesome………so perfectly done it…..superb
these cookies look beautiful
Yep even mine turned out absolutely incredible too, cant stop munching them..lovely shape.
Simply Awesome Cookies.Perfectly done.Luv it Gayathri.
first time to your blog(through icc) glad to be here… the shape is lovely….
liked the ridge impression..n they look grt.really flaky:)
Looks so good Gayathri..love those shapes..