Crispy Edible Diyas filled with Pasta Chat

Name: Crispy Edible Diyas filled with Pasta Chat
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Ingredients for Diyas; 1 cup maida / plain flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp oil hot; as needed water to knead; as needed oil for frying; Ingredients for Pasta Chat; 1/2 cup fusilli or any other raw pasta; 1 bunch chopped spring onion; 1 tbsp chopped capsicum; 1 tbsp chopped red pepper; 1/2 cup sweet corn boiled; 1/2 cup green peas boiled; leaves chopped fresh coriander; to taste Salt; 1/2 teaspoon chat masala; 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin powder; 1 teaspoon butter; as needed Fresh mint leaves; 2 tbsp pomegranate pearls; 2 teaspoon lemon juice

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

#Diwali
Celebrating Diwali with Crispy Edible Diyas filled with Pasta Chat? How is the idea? Millions of people around India celebrate Diwali, the l Hindu Festival of Lights every year. It is time for fireworks, feasting and collective joy.
I made these crispy beauties and wondered what to fill them with. I stood in front of the fridge and was pondering what to use when my eyes fell on the fusilli packet and the green peas and sweet corn. It is a take on tokri chat but with a twist. I made Diyas by moulding flour dough on earthen lamps and fried them.
Surprise your family with these absolutely delicious and crunchy Crispy Edible Diyas filled with Pasta Chat.

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

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Ingredients

Ingredients for Diyas
1 cupmaida / plain flour
1/2 tspsalt
2 tbspoil hot
as neededwater to knead
as neededoil for frying
Ingredients for Pasta Chat
1/2 cupfusilli or any other raw pasta
1 bunchchopped spring onion
1 tbspchopped capsicum
1 tbspchopped red pepper
1/2 cupsweet corn boiled
1/2 cupgreen peas boiled
leaveschopped fresh coriander
to tasteSalt
1/2 teaspoonchat masala
1/2 teaspoonchilli powder
1/2 teaspoonroasted cumin powder
1 teaspoonbutter
as neededFresh mint leaves
2 tbsppomegranate pearls
2 teaspoonlemon juice

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Steps

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Firstly, in a mixing bowl take 1 cup maida and ½ tsp salt. Mix well.
Prepare smooth and soft dough adding water as required.
Now take a ball sized dough, and flatten it.
Dust flour as required and roll thin.(I like crisp Diyas).
Prick the flattened dough with fork to avoid from puffing up while frying.
2

Place a dough disc in the earthen Diya and wrap the inside of the Diya.
Trim off excess making sure the dough has covered well.
Deep fry in hot oil or bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.
Splash oil till the Diya separates from the dough.
3

Now fry the dough Diya, till it turns golden and crisp.
Drain and keep aside.
Fry a little pasta too to make the wick of the lamp. Fry on low flame as it turns brown very easily.
4

Boil pasta in enough water with little salt and oil.
Strain it and remove water.
Boil the sweet corn and green peas together.
Strain and keep aside.
Mix all above ingredients and squeeze the lemons.
5

Adjust all ingredients according to your taste.
Fill prepared mixture into the Diyas and garnish with
Mint, coriander, spring onion greens and peppers. Break the fried pasta into two and place one piece in each Diya as a wick.
Enjoy yummy Crispy Edible Diyas filled with Pasta Chat.
You can enjoy it without basket too as I did.
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Notes
Prepare katori before hand and store in airtight container.
Mix chat just before serving.
Fry the katori on low to medium flame to turn crisp and golden.
Finally, use the shape of the Diya of your choice to make small or large Diya chat recipe.