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Toovar Dana Dhekra

Toovar Dana Dhekra is a special Gujarati fried snack made using season's special fresh toovar dana or pigeon peas, mixed together with some homely spices and mixed flours. Serve them with cups of hot tea.

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Main ingredientsFresh pigeon peas (taza toovar dana), Turmeric powder, Ginger-green chilli paste, White sesame seeds, Jaggery, Rice flour, Sorghum flour, Whole wheat flour, Gram flour, Fresh coriander leaves, Oil
CuisineGujarati
CourseSnack
Prep time10-15 minutes
Cook time15-20 minutes
Serve
TasteMild
Level of cookingEasy
OthersVegetarian

Ingredients

Method

  1. Heat 1¼ cups water in a non-stick pan, add salt, turmeric powder and fresh pigeon peas, mix and let the water to come to a boil.
  2. Add ginger-green chilli paste, white sesame seeds and jaggery and mix well.
  3. Add rice flour, sorghum flour, whole wheat flour and gram flour and mix well.
  4. Transfer the mixture into a parat, add coriander leaves and knead well to form a smooth dough.
  5. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
  6. Divide the mixture into equal portions and roll into balls. Flatten each ball lightly, slide into hot oil and deep-fry till golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
  7. Arrange them on a serving plate and serve hot with green chutney.
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