Thekua/Bihari Khajur recipe

Name: Thekua/Bihari Khajur recipe
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup wheat flour; 2 tbsp rawa/suji; 1 tsp sanuf/fennel seeds; 1/2 tsp cardamom powder; 3 tbsp ghee; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; As required Oil/ghee for frying; 3 tbsp dry coconut grated

Kalpana Solanki @cook_13477867

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This recipe is a traditionally bihari cuisine served as evening snack and also served to gods as prasad especially during the chhath puja.

Kalpana Solanki @cook_13477867

#goldenapron 19
This recipe is a traditionally bihari cuisine served as evening snack and also served to gods as prasad especially during the chhath puja.

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Ingredients

50 mins

4-5 servings

1 3/4 cupwheat flour
2 tbsprawa/suji
1 tspsanuf/fennel seeds
1/2 tspcardamom powder
3 tbspghee
1/2 cupsugar
1/2 cupwater
As requiredOil/ghee for frying
3 tbspdry coconut grated

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Steps

50 mins

1

Firstly in a large bowl take all ingredients and mix well.
2

Further add ghee and crumble and mix well making sure the dough holds shape.
3

Now prepare sugar water by heating 1/2 cup sugar and in 1/2 cup water.
4

Stir well until the sugar dissolves completely. Do not boil to attain any sugar syrup consistency.
5

Cool the sugar water completely and pour over flour as required. And knead to smooth tight dough.
6

Pinch a small ball sized dough and roll to cylindrical shape. Now shape to a triangle and mark leaves using a toothpick or skewar.
7

Deep fry in hot oil by dropping gently or preheat and bake at 180℃ for 12 minutes.
8

Flip over gently as they will be very soft. Fry for 15 minutes or until both sides are golden brown.
9

Drain on paper napkin and cool completely.
10

Thekua will be soft when hot and it turns crisp once cooled completely.
11

Finally enjoy it with a hot cup of tea.