Bhavnagari Gathiya । How to make Bhavnagari Gathiya

 

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Gathiya with an extended shelf life. Enjoy it anytime as a light snack. 

Ingredients for Bhavnagri Gathiya: 

  • Besan   - 2 cups ( 250  gms ) 
  • Oil - 1/2 cup ( 100 gms ) & for frying 
  • Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp 
  • Black pepper  - 1.5 tsp (coarsely ground ) 
  • Carom Seeds - 1 tsp 
  • Salt - 1.5 tsp or to taste 
  • Asafoetida - 1 pinch 

How to make Bhavnagri Gathiya : 

Take chickpea flour in a bowl, heat up some oil. Pour salt and baking soda in oil. Mix well.  Pour the hot oil in chickpea flour. Crush with hands and add carom seeds, asafoetida, coarsely ground black pepper. Mix all ingredients well.

Add water to it in small portions. Knead a very soft dough. You can knead the dough with hands or spon as well. 3/4 cup water is used to knead this quantity of dough. Dough is continuously stirred for 10 minutes. Put oil to heat. 

bhavnagari gathiya

Take thick pored jali ,Fix it in the machine.Grease hands with oil, lift dough, put in machine. Close machine. 

Check if oil and flame is medium hot. Press and put the gathiyas to fry. As the foam settles,then flip it. Once fried take it out, keep the gathiyas in a plate. Make all likewise. 

Bhavnagri Gathiya are fried and ready. Once cool, break and keep them in an air tight container, relish for 2 to 3 months.
 
Suggestion

Do not make the dough as thin as the pakora batter nor very thick. Knead it more soft than the paratha dough. 
Make sure that while frying the oil is medium high and flame high. 

Bhavnagari Gathiya | भावनगरी गांठिया । How to make Bhavnagari Gathiya

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  1. 22 February, 2018 03:38:16 AM Suman

    Thankx Such an easy n nice snack