Khichu Recipe
Khichu recipe – An effortlessly prepared, speedy traditional Gujarati snack.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Water
- 1 teaspoon Ginger and green chili paste or crushed into mortar/pestle
- Salt to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon Baking soda
- 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves chopped finely
- ½ cup Rice flour
For Tempering:
- 1 tablespoon Peanut oil
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 cloves Garlic sliced
- ¼ teaspoon Red chili powder
Instructions
- First, heat the tawa or skillet on medium heat.
- Now, in a saucepan or patila, take the water. Heat that on another stove on medium heat.
- While it is coming to a boil, add crushed ginger and green chili paste, chopped coriander leaves, salt and baking soda.
- Let it come to a rolling bowl.
- Once it starts boiling, add a little flour at a time and keep stirring while adding to avoid the lumps. I recommend using wooden spoon or wooden belan (Rolling pin) for stirring.
- Keep stirring vigorously till there are no lumps.
- Now tawa is hot. transfer the pan on the hot tawa. Turn the heat to LOW.
- Cover the pan with a lid and continue cooking on LOW heat for 10-11 minutes. Do check and stir once or twice.
- Then turn off the stove. Now remove it to a plate.
- Heat the peanut oil in a small pan on medium heat.
- Once hot add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.
- Now add sliced garlic and saute for 30-40 seconds.
- Now turn off the stove, add red chili powder.
- Immediately pour on top and serve
Nutrition
Calories: 213kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 608mgPotassium: 72mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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