Tikha Gathiya
Tikha Gathiya stands out as a well-loved Gujarati snack. This delectable treat features a crunchy and spicy texture, with thick sev crafted from gram flour and seasoned with red chili powder.
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: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 312mgPotassium: 211mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3g
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