CRISPY CHIROTE / FLOWER CHIROTE

 CRISPY CHIROTE / FLOWER CHIROTE

Made by – SHWETA GALINDE 

Chiroti is a delicacy predominantly served in Karnataka and Maharashtra. It is also famous in parts of Telangana state. Specially in the districts of Nalgonda. Here it is known by the name Pheni/Peni. It is served as a dessert on special occasions such as a festival or a wedding

INGREDIENTS

• Maida – 1 1/2 cup
• Hot oil  /ghee – 2 tbsp
• 3 different food colour few drops
• Oil to deep fry
• Corn flour flour – 3 tbsp
• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Salt – 1/4 tsp

PREPARATION

Take the ghee in a small bowl and beat well .

Mix in the corn flour and make a smooth paste.This is called saata .

METHOD

Heat 2 tbsp oil /ghee .

Take the flour + salt + hot oil in a big plate and start mixing till crumbly .

Slowly add water and knead it into a pliable dough. [ the dough should be tight ]

Cover with damp cloth and keep aside for 10 or 2o  minutes or more .

Once again knead it.

Divide the dough into 6 equal portions. [ same size ]

3 balls keep we have to keep white and 3 balls different colour as shown in pic .

Take 1 ball add few drops of green colour ,mix well and beat / pound it with a heavy object .

Repeat same with other 2 balls with different colour .

Roll out orange  and red ball  separately into thin discs separately by dusting dry maida . [even 6 or 7 will do for more layers ]

After making one disc ,tap it gently with back of rolling pin all over .

Apply the corn flour + ghee paste on top of  the disc generously .

Roll it into 2 different logs  and keep aside .[cylindrical ]

Now follow the video and repeat the process.

Now gather all the logs as shown in pic .

Roll it gently and make 1 thick log .

Cut the log  with a gap of  1/2 inch .

Now take each slice and gently roll it by dusting it with little flour as shown in pic.

Heat oil in a frying pan on medium  flame.

Drop in the chiroti ,turn and fry on low to medium flame  . [not high flame ]

while frying try splashing hot oil over the chiroti ,just like we do for pooris .

Fry for 3 mins .

Flip and again fry fry for 3 mins

Fry till crisp on all sides.[don’t burn it ]

Remove on absorbent paper and dust icing sugar /powdered sugar all over

Allow it to cool and serve .

Store in airtight container.

VARIATION

1. Make  syrup from  – Sugar – 1 cup + Water – ½ cup. Boil till 1 string consistency .
2. Remove the chirote  and drop into warm syrup .
3. Flip on both sides , remove and let the excess syrup drain off.

NOTES

1. For namkeen chirote [ savoury ] add jeera or ajwain or pepper pwdr or kalonji to the dough .No need of sugar syrup .
2. Instead of ghee ,we can use vanaspati dalda.
3. We can also make plain ones without any colour.
4. You can make with your innovative imagination .

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