Thekua

Name: Thekua
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup wheat flour; 2 tbsp semolina; 3 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 1/2 tsp cardamom crused; 3 tbsp grated coconut; 1/2 sugar; 1/2 water; as required Oil/ghee for Frying

Neha Dua @cook_90450

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A traditional and unique deep fried sweet recipe made with wheat flour and sugar. it belongs to bihari cuisine and in bihar it is served as an evening snack similar to biscuits or cookies. it is also used as prasad and served to gods especially during the chhath puja and served in the feast.

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Ingredients

40 minutes

10 servings

1 cupwheat flour
2 tbspsemolina
3 tbspghee
1 tspfennel seeds
1/2 tspcardamom crused
3 tbspgrated coconut
1/2sugar
1/2water
as requiredOil/ghee for Frying

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take wheat flour and rava.
2

Also add fennel, cardamom powder, dry coconut and mix well.
3

Further add ghee. crumble and mix well making sure the dough holds shape.
4

Now prepare sugar water by heating sugar in water.
5

Stir well until the sugar dissolves completely. do not boil to attain any sugar syrup consistency. Cool the usgar water completely, and pour over flour as required.
6

Knead to smooth and tight dough adding sugar water as required.
7

Pinch a small ball sized dough and roll to cylindrical shape.
8

Now shape to a triangle and mark leaves using a toothpick or skewer.
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Deep fry in hot oil by dropping gently. Flip over gently as they will be very soft.
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Fry for 15 minutes or until both sides turns golden brown. Drain off and cool completely. thekua will be soft when hot, it turns crisp once cooled completely.
11

Finally, enjoy thekua with a hot cup of tea.