CHIROTE / KHAAJA (MOTHER’S RECIPE WITH STEPWISE PICTURES)

Recipe for Chirote/ Khaaja

 

 This is a light and flaky sweet prepared during festivals. People who prefer less sweet will definitely like this dish.

Ingredients

• Maida – 250gms,
• Powdered sugar – 1 cup,
• Ghee or clarified butter – 2 heaped tsp,
• Rice flour - ½ cup,
• Ghee – ½ cup (for spreading),
• Salt – a pinch,
• Water to knead,
• Refined oil for deep frying.

How to make

Take the maida in a mixing bowl. Add a pinch of salt and mix.

Make a well at the center. Heat 2 tsp of ghee at high temperature and add it to the maida. Mix well with a spoon.

Take the flour between the palms and rub gently. Add little water and knead a tight dough.

Let it rest for 30 to 40 minutes. Knead again. If your feel it is too hard to be rolled sprinkle some water and knead.

 

Divide the dough in 8 balls. Roll the balls one at a time to get a thin tortilla or chapatti (approx. 3 mm thick).




Take one rolled chapati. Apply one teaspoon of melted ghee and spread well. Sprinkle generously with rice flour.

Keep another chapati on it and repeat the procedure. Similarly layer it with third and fourth chapati.


Roll the layers together from one side to form a single log. Cut the log into one inch long pieces.



Next step is to press the pieces which can be done in two ways.




(a) Take a piece and press lightly with palm from above and roll lightly to the thickness of 5mm.




(b) Take a piece and apply pressure with palm sideways in such a way that the vertical cross section is visible from top.

Roll lightly to the thickness of 5mm.




Heat the oil for frying till medium hot and fry four at a time till they are light, crispy and golden in colour. Drain the oil and remove in a plate. Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.

Tips

• Roll the chirote with light pressure. too much pressure may spoil the flaky texture.
• Sprinkle the powdered sugar on the chirote, when the oil is drained completely.