Maharashtra x France

Bhakarwadi palmiers

Name: Bhakarwadi palmiers
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 1/2 cup desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut); 3 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 tbsp poppy seeds (white poppy seeds); 2 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 1 1/4 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tsp dry mango powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; Tamarind, small ball, soaked; Water, to soak the tamarind; 1 sheet puff pastry

Pune's spicy sweet bhakarwadi filling rolled into puff pastry palmiers. Teatime just went flaky.

50 minTime

6 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

402kcal

6 gprotein

4 gfibre

50minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)½ cup

Sesame seeds3 tbsp

Poppy seeds (white poppy seeds)1 tbsp

Coriander seeds2 tsp

Fennel seeds1 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1¼ tsp

Dry mango powder1 tsp

Garam masala½ tsp

Sugar1 tbsp

Salt½ tsp

Tamarindsmall ball, soaked

Waterto soak the tamarind

Puff pastry1 sheet

Method

7 steps

1Toast the coconut, sesame, poppy, coriander and fennel seeds in a dry pan for 3 to 4 minutes.
2Cool, then grind coarsely with chilli, amchur, garam masala, sugar and salt.
3Squeeze the soaked tamarind into a thick paste.
4Roll the pastry to about 30 x 25 cm. Brush thinly with tamarind paste, sprinkle the masala evenly and press it in.
5Roll both long sides tightly to meet in the middle. Wrap and chill 20 minutes.
6Slice 1 cm thick and lay on a lined tray with space between. Bake at 200°C for 10 minutes, flip, then 6 to 8 minutes more.
7Cool on a rack before serving.

Serve it like this

Stack the palmiers loosely in a steel tin lined with paper, or fan them on a plate next to cups of chai.

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