Bihari Khasta Khajur/Thekua

Name: Bihari Khasta Khajur/Thekua
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 10-12 piece
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups/250 grams whole wheat flour; 2 tbsp rava/suji fine; 3/4 cup/150 grams jaggery/sugar; 3 tbsp ghee; 1/4 tsp dry coconut grated; 1 tsp fennel/saunf coarsely grounded; 1/2 tsp cardamom/elaichi powder; 3/4 cup water; as required Oil/ghee for frying

Kalpana Solanki @cook_13477867

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Indian cuisine is treasure of traditional recipe. Thekua is a popular festive recipe from the states of Bihar n Jharkhand. Thekua is made for the chhath puja, saraswati puja and also on other festive occasions. chhath is an festival celeberated in Bihar is dedicated to the worship of the sun god and his wife usha. Thekua is a traditional unique deep fried sweet and served as an evening snack similar to biscuits or cookies.

Kalpana Solanki @cook_13477867

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Ingredients

50 mins

10-12 piece

2 cups/250 grams whole wheat flour
2 tbsprava/suji fine
3/4 cup/150 grams jaggery/sugar
3 tbspghee
1/4 tspdry coconut grated
1 tspfennel/saunf coarsely grounded
1/2 tspcardamom/elaichi powder
3/4 cupwater
as requiredOil/ghee for frying

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Steps

50 mins

1

To start with melt grated jaggery I water. Put water in a pan and heat the water. Add grated jaggery in water and allow it to melt completely.
2

If you are using sugar allow it to melt completely similarly.
3

Remove from heat and allow it to cool down completely.
4

In a big bowl add wheat flour, rava, grated dry coconut, grounded fennel seeds and cardamom powder.
5

Now mix the ingredients with your palms. Add lukewarm melted ghee and mix well.
6

Rub the flour between your palms. Texture of flour must be like a bread crumbs
7

Now add jaggery/sugar water gradually and knead into firm dough Dough must not be too soft. Rest for dough for 10 minutes.
8

After 10 minutes, now make lemon sized balls. Apply some ghee on palms. Now shape the dough into round balls.
9

And roll to cylindrical shape. Now shape to a triangle and mark leaves using a toothpick or skewer.
10

Deep fry in hot oil/ghee by dropping gently. Or preheat and bake at 180 degree for 12 minutes.
11

Flip over gently as they will be very soft. Fry for 15 minutes or untill both sides turns golden brown.
12

Drain off and cool completely.
13

Thekua will be soft when hot it turns crisp once cooled completely.
14

Finally enjoy thekua a hot cup of tea. Thekua can be stored for 5-7 days in airtight container.