Bhavnagri Gathiya | Mora Gathiya

Ingredients
Water - 1 cup,
Peanut oil - 1 cup,
Salt - as per taste,
Asafetida - 1tsp,
White/black pepper powder - 2 tsp,
Papad khar / kharo (sodium bicarbonate) - 1 tsp,
Carom seeds - 1 tsp,
Gram flour - 3 cup,
Peanut oil - for frying.

 

Preparation
In a bowl add oil and keep aside.

In a mixing bowl, add gram flour, carom seeds, asafoetida and white pepper powder. Mix well and keep aside.

Method
In a sauce pan, add water and give it a boil.

Now add salt and papad kharo. Again give it another boil. Remove from heat and let it cool down.

Now add prepared water mixture in oil. Beat using blender till it looks like white and creamy.

Slowly stir in flour in oil & water mixture. Mix till it becomes thick paste like consistency.

Now take gathiya maker machine and grease all the parts properly.

Now fill gathiya maker machine with prepared dough. Close the lid.

Press in hot oil and form large circle. Do not make too many layers, one or two layers are good enough. Fry in a medium flame from both the sides till bubble disappears.

Take it out in a paper towel using a tong.

Notes
Amount of flour may depends on quality of flour.
Papad kharo can be replaced with cooking soda, but than skip water boiling process.

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