Thekua (a famous dessert of Bihar)

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Today I will share you a famous dessert of Bihar (India) "Thekua". A Bihari favorite, thekua is an important part of the festivities of "Chhat".In Bihar, the festival of Chhat is celebrated to worship the Sun. Thekua is sweetmeat, prepared as an offering to the Sun God on Chhat. The reason that the thekua is preferred as prasad is because it is made of healthy ingredients. The word thekua, comes from the verb 'thokna' literally meaning 'to hammer'. The process of making this cookie involves pressing the dough hard against a wooden mould. The original word for this dish was thoka, which means transformed to thekua. Hope like the information.

Ingredients:-

1. Wheat flour- 1-3/4cups.

2. Semolina- 2tbsp.

3. Fennel seeds- 1tsp.

4. Cardamom powder- 1/2tsp.

5. Dry coconut- 3tbsp(grated).

6. Jaggery- 3/4cup(grated).

7. Cashew nuts- 50g.(finely chopped).

8. Raisins- 15-20nos.

9. Milk- 1/2 cup.

10. Clarified butter- 3tbsp.

For frying:-

1. Clarified butter- as required for deep frying.

Preparation Method:-

Step 1- place a saucepan on medium flame, add milk and jaggery. Stir well until jaggery dissolves completely. Do not over boil. Turn off flame and let the milk cool down completely.

Step 2- In a large bowl add wheat flour, semolina, dry fruits,fennel seeds, Cardamom powder, dry coconut, clarified butter(3tbsp). Mix all ingredients very well.

Step 3- Once milk cool down. Add little by little into the flour mixture to get a smooth tight dough.

Step 4- Now pinch a small portion of the dough. Roll to cylindrical shape.

Step 5- Next shape the dough as you desire, can also use toothpick to make a leaf shape. Else can use molds.

Step 6- place a deep frying pan on medium flame. Add sufficient clarified butter in to it. Once clarified butter will became hot slide the thekua gently and deep fry them for 15 minutes or until both sides turns golden brown.

Step 7- Drain off and cool down thekua completely. Once thekua cool down it's ready to eat.

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