Chirote is one of the most popular sweet snacks made during Diwali. Learn how to make the best crunchy Chirote recipe from our chef Archana on Ruchkar Mejwani.
Ingredients:
For Dough 3/4th Cup All Purpose Flour 1/4th Cup Semolina 2-3 tbsp Hot Ghee Water
For Stuffing 2 tbsp Ghee Cornflour as required
1 Cup Powdered Sugar Ghee for deep frying Almonds & Pistachios for garnishing
Method:
- To make the dough in a large bowl add all purpose flour, semolina & hot ghee. Mix everything well with a spoon. - Then add water as required to make a soft dough. Mix well. - Keep this dough aside for 10 minutes. - In the meanwhile start making the filling. In a small bowl add ghee. Mix the ghee with your palms. - Then add corn flour and again mix well. Make a creamy and smooth paste. Keep this paste aside. - Take the dough and divide it into three equal parts. - Start rolling out thin chapatis from each dough. - Apply the mixture of ghee & corn flour to each chapati and place it on top of another as shown in the video. - Roll the chapatis and close the ends. - Cut equal size rolls. Roll the portion to make a medium size chirota. - Deep fry the chirote one by one. - In a bowl add powdered sugar. Dip the chirote in the powdered sugar. Make sure they well coated with the sugar. - Garnish the chirote with almonds and pistachios.
