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Tikha Gathiya
Tikha gathiya is a popular Gujarati snack recipe. Crunchy, spicy thick sev made from besan and spiced with red chili powder.
Course
Snack
Cuisine
Gujarati, Indian
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
(about 2 cups)
Calories
252
kcal
Author
Kanan
Ingredients
▢
1
cup
Besan (gram flour)
▢
½
teaspoon
Ajwain (Carom seeds)
▢
¼
teaspoon
Turmeric powder
▢
1
teaspoon
Red chili powder
▢
Salt to taste
▢
1
tablespoon
Hot oil
▢
¼
cup
Water
▢
Oil
for deep frying
Instructions
Take besan, salt, ajwain, red chili powder and turmeric powder in a bowl. Mix well.
Add hot oil. roughly mix it using spoon.
Now add little water at a time and make medium soft dough. It can be sticky.
Make sure it is not too soft, or not too tight or stiff.
Now take the sev maker machine, choose the disc which has bigger holes for thick sev.
grease the inside of the machine with little oil.
Now heat the oil in a pan on medium heat for deep frying.
While oil is getting hot, take smooth dough and add into the sev machine and close it tightly.
As you twist the handle, you will see the gathiya coming out from the bottom.
Once oil is hot, hold the machine using one hand, turn the handle using another hand. gathiya will come out and drop into the oil.
As it falls into the oil, use the first hand as a guide and move the machine in circular motion.
As you complete the one circle, stop there and turn the handle in opposite direction to stop gathiya from coming out.
Halfway through flip it and fry both the sides, till it gets crispy.
You will also notice that oil will stop bubbling as well.
Remove it using slotted spatula and put them paper towel lined plate.
Repeat the same till you finish all the dough.
Let the sev cool down completely. Then crush between your palm to make bite size pieces.
Nutrition
Calories:
252
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
13.8
g
|
Protein:
5.2
g
|
Fat:
19.8
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2.5
g
|
Cholesterol:
0
mg
|
Sodium:
312
mg
|
Potassium:
211
mg
|
Fiber:
2.7
g
|
Sugar:
2.6
g
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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