Halwai June 10, 2023

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cup – Corn kernel
• 3 tbsp – pressed rice/poha
• 2 – Green chillies
• 1 tsp – grated Ginger
• 1 tsp – chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp – Garam Masala
• 1.5 tsp – Lemon juice
• 1 tsp – salt
• 2 tbsp – cooking oil
• 1 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp – asafetida
• Dough:
• 2 cup – Refined flour
• 1/2 cup – semolina
• 4 tbsp – cooking oil
• 1/4 tsp – baking powder
• 1 tsp – salt

Method:

  1. Grind corn kernels coarsely in the mixer and finely chop green chillies.
  2. Wash thick poha in a colander and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin and asafoetida, when cumin start crackling, add chopped green chillies.
  4. Saute for few seconds.
  5. Now add crushed corn and grated ginger and saute for a minute.
  6. Add poha and all the spices and saute till mixture dries up.
  7. Now add chopped coriander and mix well.
  8. Take out the mixture in a bowl and let it come to room temperature.
  9. Dough:
  10. In a bowl add refined flour, semolina, oil and salt, rub and mix well.
  11. Now add water and make a soft dough, cover and rest the dough for 15 minutes.
  12. Make small balls from the dough, then take a ball and flatten it slightly and stuff 2 tsp of mixture in it.
  13. Pull all the sides and close properly and make a neat ball.
  14. Dust with little flour and roll the ball slightly to make a medium thick round disc.
  15. Recipe courtesy: Maayeka