CHIROTE

Ingredients list for CHIROTE

• 3/4 cup Refined flour (maida)
• 1/8 cup Fine semolina (barik rawa)
• a pinch Salt
• 1 tablespoon Ghee , hot
• for deep-frying Oil , for greasing +
• for garnish Pistachios powder
• Sugar syrup
• 2 cups Sugar
• 2-3 Green cardamoms
• 1-2 tablespoons Milk
• Paste
• 2 tablespoons Ghee
• 1/2 cup Cornflour/ corn starch

Method

1. Take refined flour in a parat. Add semolina, and salt and mix. Make a well in the centre and add the hot ghee and mix till the mixture comes together. Add ⅓ cup water, mix and knead into a semi-soft dough. Cover and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
2. To make the sugar syrup, heat sugar and 1 cup water and mix well. Break the green cardamom pods and add into the mixture. Cook till the sugar melts.
3. Add milk and mix. Reduce the heat, collect the scum that floats on top of the sugar syrup and discard it. Continue to cook till one string consistency. Take the pan off the heat.
4. To make the paste, take ghee in a bowl and mix till it is smooth. Add corn flour in batches and mix till a smooth thick paste is formed.
5. Divide the dough into 3 equal portions and shape each portion into a ball and press it lightly.
6. Grease the worktop with some oil. Place the flattened dough portion and roll it into a thin disc. This is a chapatti.
7. Take a chapatti on the worktop and spread a portion of the corn flour paste on top. Place the second chapatti over it. Apply a portion of the corn flour paste on it and place the third chapatti over it. Lightly roll and apply another portion of the corn flour paste over it.
8. Tightly roll the layered chapattis into a cylinder. Fold the ends and cut into 1 inch pieces. Roll out each piece into a small disc.
9. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Deep fry the small discs, a few at a time, till light golden brown and crisp. Drain on an absorbent paper.
10. Dip into prepared warm sugar syrup and drain on a wire rack. Allow the chirote to cool to room temperature.
11. Arrange the chirote on a serving plate. Garnish with pistachios powder and serve.