Mini Bhakarwadi Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup maida (plain flour)
• 1/2 cup besan (gram flour)
• 1/4 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1 1/2 tbsp oil
• oil for kneading
• 1/2 cup grated dry coconut (kopra)
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds (til)
• 2 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
• 1/2 tbsp dhaniya powder (coriander powder)
• 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
• 1 tbsp coarsely powdered fennel seeds (saunf)
• 1 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
• 2 tbsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• 1 1/2 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1 tbsp besan (gram flour)
• oil for deep-frying

Steps

1. Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl, mix well and knead into a semi-stiff dough using enough water.
2. Knead well using a little oil.
3. Cover with a lid and keep aside.
4. Heat a broad non-stick pan, add the dry coconut and dry roast on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till the coconut turns light brown in colour. Remove it in a deep bowl and keep aside.
5. Add the sesame seeds into the same pan and dry roast on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till it turns light brown in colour. Remove it in the bowl containing roasted dry coconut and keep aside.
6. Add the poppy seeds into the same pan and dry roast on a medium flame for 30 seconds or till they turn light brown in colour. Remove it in the bowl containing roasted dry coconut and sesame seeds. Keep aside to cool for 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Add all the remaining ingredients, except the besan, and mix well.
8. Blend it in a mixer to a coarse powder.
9. Add the besan and mix well. Keep aside.
10. To make mini bhakarwadi, divide the dough and masala into 8 equal portions.
11. Roll out one portion of the dough into 150 mm. (6”) diameter circle without using any flour for rolling.
12. Place a portion of the masala over it and pat it lightly while leaving a little space at the circumference. Gently roll over the masala evenly using a rolling pin, to ensure that the masala sticks well to the dough circle.
13. Spread a little water at the circumference of the dough circle which doesn’t have any masala.
14. Immediately start rolling very tightly from one end of the circle towards the other end to form a cylindrical roll while pinching the masala inwards simultaneously.
15. Gently press all over the cylindrical roll evenly so that the masala further sticks to the dough circle very well.
16. Trim a small portion from both the sides of the cylindrical roll and discard them.
17. Now cut it into 16 to 18 equal roundels using a knife and separate out each roundel very well.
18. Press each rolled bhakarwadi in a slanting manner using your palm.
19. Heat the oil in deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry all the bhakarwadis on a slow flame till they turn golden brown in colour and crisp from both the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
20. Repeat steps 2 to 10 to make more bhakarwadis
21. Cool completely and serve or store the mini bhakarwadi in an air-tight container.