Spinach Gathiyas-Mohanthal/Besan Fudge

Name: Spinach Gathiyas-Mohanthal/Besan Fudge
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Spinach Gathiyas; 150 gm Besan; 1 Cup Washed & roughly chopped Spinach; 2 Dark green chillies; 1/2 inch Ginger piece; 6-8 garlic cloves crushed; 1 tbsp Cummin seeds; 1/2 tbsp Carom seeds; 1 tbsp Hot oil for binding; to taste Salt; Oil for frying; FOR Mohanthal/Besan Fudge; 1/2 kg Besan Coarse flour (Ready available); 400 gm Amul Ghee; 250 gm Khoya(unsweetened); 1 big pinch of Saffron flakes; 1/2 kg Sugar; 250 ml water; Cardamom powder, Almonds flakes and Pistachio flakes for Garnish

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

#Besan
#Gathiyas are all times Favourite Traditional Gujarati Snack..made from Besan..and spices..Here Innovation by making with Spinach Paste.
#Mohanthal is also Traditional Gujarati Sweet..made from Besan and Sweetend with Sugar Syrup...to Make Fudge like texture Sweets.

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

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Ingredients

For Spinach Gathiyas
150 gmBesan
1 CupWashed & roughly chopped Spinach
2Dark green chillies
1/2 inchGinger piece
6-8garlic cloves crushed
1 tbspCummin seeds
1/2 tbspCarom seeds
1 tbspHot oil for binding
to tasteSalt
Oil for frying
FOR Mohanthal/Besan Fudge
1/2 kgBesan Coarse flour (Ready available)
400 gmAmul Ghee
250 gmKhoya(unsweetened)
1big pinch of Saffron flakes
1/2 kgSugar
250 mlwater
Cardamom powder, Almonds flakes and Pistachio flakes for Garnish

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Steps

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PREPARATION of Spinach Gathiyas
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Wash Spinach..and roughly chopped it.Add to Mixer Jar,add green chillies ginger and garlic.Grind it into paste.
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In flat bottom plate mix, Besan, Spinach paste,Salt, Cumin seeds and Carom seeds and Hot oil.
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Bind into Soft Dough.. Make four equal portions from the Prepared dough.
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Heat Oil..for frying.When heated..lower the flame.Place Gathiyas tawa with handle on Oil Kadhai. Apply oil on it...Place one portion of Prepared Spinach-Besan Gathiyas dough..as Shown.
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With left hand hold the Gathiyas tawa firmly..and now withYour right hand palm rub the placed Spinach -Besan Gathiyas dough on Gathiyas Zara..in opposite direction.. without taking up your palm..rub it till all dough portion is used.
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Pat the Gathiyas Zara...handle..with left hand so raw Prepared Spinach-Besan Gathiyas will drop into hot oil.Fry the Spinach Gathiyas till Crispy.
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Clean the Gathiyas Zara with flat spoon..to remove dough mixture.from both side.. before preparing other batch of Gathiyas from other portion.(The Gathiyas Zara need to be clean.. to make another batch..so Gathiyas dough easily get into holes of Zara)
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This is Special Gathiyas Zara needed for making preparing. Gathiyas Snack
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Store Prepared Spinach -Besan Gathiyas in Airtight container.
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For PREPARATION of Mohanthal/Besan Fudge
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In Kadhai add Ghee..melt it..add Coarse Besan flour..and Mix Well.On slow flame roast for 25mins it is till light pink colour.
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Add crumble Khoya in it.and mix well.
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Add A big pinch of Saffron flakes and mix well.
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Again roast this Besan-Ghee Mixture for 10mins to get golden brown colour and nice Aroma of roasted Mixture comes.Off the Flame.
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In another vessel add Sugar and water..to prepare Sugar Syrup.
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Boil this Sugar Water..to get 1-1/2strings Sugar syrup.
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Add this Prepared Sugar Syrup to prepare Besan Ghee Mixture...Mix well.On the flame..mix & Stirring the Prepared Mixture for few minutes.
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Pour this PREPARED MOHANTHAL /BESAN FUDGE in greased Thali.
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Sprinkle Cardamom powder, Almonds flakes and Pistachio flakes.Cool completely before cutting into squares pieces.
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Store Prepared Mohanthal in Airtight container. BEFORE Serving heat for 15secs in Microwave for freshness..of Mohanthal/Besan Fudge to Relish.