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Rajgira Thalipeeth

Snack times made more mazedaar with this crispy, fried snack. A great accompaniment to tea and easy to carry snacks. This can be eaten during vrat too.

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Main ingredients Amaranth flour, Potatoes, Peanut powder, Cumin seeds, Green chilli, Sugar, Rock salt, Yogurt, Oil, Sweetened yogurt
Cuisine Indian
Course Snack
Prep time 20-25 minutes
Cook time 20-25 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Savoury
Level of cooking Easy
Others Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups amaranth (rajgira) flour
  • 2 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed
  • ¼ cup peanut powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 green chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Rock salt to taste (sendha namak)
  • ½ cup yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons oil + for greasing + for cooking 
  • Sweetened yogurt to serve

Method

  1. Take amaranth flour in a large bowl, add boiled potatoes, raw peanut powder, cumin seeds, green chilli, sugar, rock salt and yogurt and mix well. Add ¼ cup water and 2 tablespoons oil and knead to a soft dough.
  2. Grease 2 plastic sheets with some oil. For each thalipeeth take a portion of the dough and shape it into ball. Place it between the 2 greased plastic sheets and spread with your fingers into a thin disc of medium thickness. Make a hole in the centre. 
  3. Heat a non-stick pan. Place the disc on it and cook on low heat for 2-3 minutes. Drizzle a little oil and flip the disc and cook the other side for 2-3 minutes as well. Drizzle more oil and cook for a few more seconds. 
  4. Arrange the thalilpeeths on a serving plate and serve with sweetened yogurt. 
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