Bhakarwadi

Bhakarwadi

Happy Holi Guys!
So what's your plan on this Holi?Are you excited about the main festive part of Holi i.e. eating special types of  sweets and savouries :-D . I myself is very excited because holi is a festival of joy,colours fun and food.So friends I have made a flavourful snack on this holi which is known as Bhakarwadi.
You must have tried this crispy chatapata snack in stores and it tastes so yum.I always use to buy these bhakarwadis from outside shops.But this time i have tried making them at home.And it was far much better from store bought and I always believe that home made food gives you a true pleasure and specially when your family admires your cooking!

Bhakarwadi a traditional Marathi cuisine which is sweet and spicy snack popular in Maharashtra.It is made from gram flour and maida dough made in spiral form stuffed with a filling made up of coconut powder,poppy seeds,sesame seeds and with roasted spices.
Deep fried bhakarwadi can be stored for around 15 to 20 days in an air tight container.

So try out these Bhakarwadis on this upcoming Holi and share it with your friends and relatives...

Ingredients-
For  Dough-

1. Gram flour (besan)-50 grams
2. All purpose flour (Maida) - 150 grams
3. Salt - 1 tsp
4. Turmeric powder - 1/ 2 tsp
5. Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Oil around 2 tbsp

For stuffing -

1. 50 grams desiccated coconut powder.
2. 2 tbsp Fennel seeds
3. Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
4. Sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
5. Poppy seeds - 2 tbsp
6. Sugar - 1 tsp
7. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
8. Dry mango powder (amchoor)-1 1/2 tsp
9. Salt as per your taste
10. Oil for deep fry

Method -

Firstly make a dough by Combining all purpose flour and gram flour by adding red chilli powder,turmeric powder,salt and mix it well.

Now add oil and mix the dry ingredients with your fingers till the dry ingredients holds as you get a good shaped lump  like this -

Now start kneading the dough by adding little by little water and make a stiff dough.

Cover the dough with a lid and keep the dough for rest for 15 minutes and start preparing the stuffing.

For stuffing -

1. Take a wok add Coconut powder,Coriander seeds,sesame seeds poppy seeds and fennel seeds.Roast it for 2 minutes.
2. Let it cool down.
3. Take a mixer jar add all these ingredients,now add salt,sugar,red chilli powder and dry mango powder and give a smooth grind to it.
4. Now add this powder in a bowl and keep it aside.

1.Now take the dough and knead it again,divide the  dough in two parts and make a round shape big ball of the dough.

2.With the help of a rolling pin make a flat shaped big roti in oval shape or rectangle shape.

3.The shape of the rolled dough should not be very thin nor too thick.

4.Spread some oil on the oval shaped roti and take the stuffing ,spread it on the flat shaped roti(remember to leave the sides while spreading the stuffing.)

5.With the help of a flat spoon press the stuffing so that it will stick to the flat shaped roti.

6.Here comes the tricky part.Start folding the stuffed oval shaped roti like a log.

7.Do it very gently.Now seal the sides of the rolled dough,so that the stuffing won't come out.

8.With the help of a knife cut the rolled log in equal parts.

9.You will get spiral shaped bhakarwadis.

10.Gently spread each bhakarwadi with the heels of your palms.

11.Repeat this process with the rest of the dough.

12.Heat the oil in a deep wok and fry the pinwheels in batches.

13.Do not fry them at hot flame just keep it on medium flame.

14.When you will find your bhakarwadi has changed its colour and they have turned crispy.

15.Take them out on absorbent paper.  

16.Enjoy your  Bhakarwadis and Wish you a Very Happy and Safe Holi.