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Khurmi
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Khurmi

Crisp wheat and jaggery bites with sesame. Teeja's sweet snack, made for sisters going home.

50 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
The Teeja sweet2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayWheat, jaggery and sesame fried crisp for Teeja.
The original
363kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
50minutessame

Khurmi as Chhattisgarh makes it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Whole wheat flour (wholemeal atta flour, chapati flour)1⅔ cups
Rava (semolina)¼ cup
Jaggery½ cup, grated
Water¼ cup
Sesame seeds2 tbsp
Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)3 tbsp
Cardamom¼ tsp
Ghee2 tbsp, for the dough
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for deep frying, about 1/4 cup absorbed

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Warm the jaggery with water until melted. Cool.
  2. 2Rub ghee into the flour and rava. Add sesame, coconut and cardamom, then the jaggery water, and knead a stiff dough. Rest 15 minutes.
  3. 3Roll thick and cut into diamonds or shape small ovals, pressing with a fork for pattern.
  4. 4Fry on low heat in batches until deep brown and crisp, keeping your face back. Cool completely before storing.
Serve it like this

Serve in a small steel bowl with chai, alongside a plate of thethri.

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What goes with Khurmi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Avial35 min
On the side Kkaennip jeon40 min
A little snack Thethri45 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
Something sweet Dehrori60 min
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