Recipe

Khatua (Khajoor+Thekua)*
(खटुआ (खजूर + ठेकुआ))

Recipe Contributed By: Radha Prasad , Patna

 Ingredients

Maida - 3 cups
Ghee - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup (can be altered as per taste)
Milk - 1/2 cup
Fennel seeds (saunf) - 2 tbsps
Dessicated coconut - 1 cup
Green cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Vegetable oil (for frying) - 2 cups

 Method of Preparation

1. Warm up the milk in a saucepan.

2. Remove from heat and add sugar to it. Allow the sugar to dissolve in the milk.

3. Mix maida and ghee thoroughly, in a separate bowl.

4. Add dessicated coconut, fennel seeds and cardamom powder. Mix well.

5. Sprinkle sweetened milk to the maida mixture, little amount at a time, and keep mixing. Knead to get a hard dough (the dough should crumble if rubbed between fingers).

6. Take small portions of the dough and press between palms to make pedas. If you have a Thekua mould**, the dough can be pressed onto it, to get desired design(s).

7. Heat oil in a kadai.

8. Fry the Khatuas on a low flame, flipping them intermittently, till golden brown.

9. Allow the Khatuas to cool to room temperature and serve as a snack.

 Notes and Tips