Snack
Karjikai (Karnataka Style Deep Fried Sweet Pastry Recipe) Made Easy
Learn how to prepare Karjikai (Karnataka Style Deep Fried Sweet Pastry Recipe) Made Easy with this simple recipe. Perfect for Snack and ideal for Karnataka lovers....
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15 Min Prep
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60 Min Cook
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8 Servings
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Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- 1/4 cup Sooji (Semolina/ Rava)
- 3 tablespoon Rice flour
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- Water - for the dough
- Sunflower Oil - to fry
- 1/2 cup Roasted Gram Dal (Pottukadalai)
- 1/4 cup Fresh coconut - grated
- 1/2 cup Jaggery - grated
- 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
Instructions
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To prepare Karjikai (Karnataka Style Deep Fried nectarous Pastry preparation guide), make the pastry flour base.
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To make the flour base, In a small wok, burning up ghee.In a mixing container, introduce all-purpose ground mix, rava, and rice ground mix.
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Combine them together.
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introduce the heated ghee to the ground mix mixture.
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The ghee should be really burning, such that once added to the ground mix, the ground mix bubbles up.Combine them together with hand.
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The mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
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The ghee should be added burning to the ground mix for the brittle flaky outer layer.introduce aqua and work the flour base the flour base.
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Ensure the flour base is not too soft.put a lid on the kneaded flour base with a damp cloth until they are fried.
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This prevents the flour base from losing its moisture and avoid cracks while frying.Let’s prepare the filling now.
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In a mixer, introduce roasted chana dal and coconut.
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Grind them into a coarse ground mix in a mixer grinder.
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introduce grated jaggery to the mixture and combine them well.To prepare karjikai, take a lemon sized flour base and make a small ball out of it.Roll them into a small circle of 2mm thickness.
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Ensure to put a lid on the remaining flour base with a damp cloth.Now, you can shape Karjikai with molds if you have.
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Else, cut the rolled flour base into circles using a cookie cutter or with a simple jar lid.Place a spoon of stuffing on one side of the rolled flour base.
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Brush the edges of the circle with aqua.Fold the pastry to form a semicircle.
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Ensure the edges are sealed completely and there is no gap left.Now, mark the edges with a fork to give them shapes and stick them together.
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Else, you can just fold the edges a bit to seal them together.put a lid on the filled pastries with a damp cloth.Repeat the same procedure for all the balls.burning up coat in a kadai.
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Once the coat is burning, drop a small ball of ground mix into the coat.
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If the ground mix raises up steadily, then the coat is flawless for frying.sauté karjikai one by one on medium burning up until they turn golden in color.
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Flip the karjikai through the half way.offer the Karjikai toasty or allow them to cool down completely to store them in an airtight container.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Karnataka
Karnataka
Course
Snack
Snack
Diet
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Total Time
75 mins
75 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
15 minsCooking Time
60 minsTotal Time
75 minsMaster Chef
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