Ingredients:

• 500 g – whole Wheat flour
• 400 g – jaggery, grated
• 1 cup – hot water
• 1/2 cup – coconut, grated
• 1/2 cup – finely chopped Dates
• 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder
• Ghee or oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Add jaggery to water, heat and dissolve. Take off fire and allow to cool.
2. Take flour in a large bowl. Sprinkle coconut, cardamom, dates.
3. Add jaggery water and knead into a stiff dough. Divide dough into 5 portions.
4. Shape each into a long inch-wide cylinder.
5. Smoothen by rolling it on a work surface.
6. Cut each cylinder into 1-inch thick slices.
7. Now, shape each slice into slightly flattened oblong pieces.
8. Heat ghee and allow it to get smoky. Slip in a few thekua at a time.
9. Deep fry over low heat, till light golden and crisp.
10. Drain and allow to cool on a mesh before storing in airtight containers.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering