Bhavnagri Gathiya | Gujarati Recipes | Snack Recipes
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Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 1 bowl of broken gathiya
 
Crisp with a mild spicy taste, tea-time special Bhavnagri gathiya
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup gram flour/besan/kadale hittu
  • 1 Tsp whole black peppercorn
  • ½ Tsp ajwain/om kaalu/carom seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ Tsp baking soda (optional)
  • A pinch of hing
  • 1 Tsp hot oil
  • Water to make dough
  • Oil to deep fry
Method
  1. In a mortar, crush the whole black pepper into a coarse powder, keep aside
  2. Take the besan in a bowl
  3. Add ajwain, salt to taste, powdered black pepper
  4. Also add baking soda and a pinch of hing and mix everything well
  5. Heat a Tsp of oil just until its smoking point
  6. Immediately pour this hot oil into the besan mixture
  7. Mix everything well with a spoon lightly
  8. Now slowly add water and crumble the mixture
  9. Gather the mixture into a dough and finish into a soft and smooth dough
  10. Apply oil and keep aside, cover with a damp towel/cloth
  11. In a chakli maker, use the clover shaped plate, oil the insides of the chakli maker, heat oil to deep fry
  12. Pinch off a log from the prepared dough and fill it into the chakli maker
  13. Close the maker and slowly and carefully press the dough into the hot oil with circular movements to make a coil of gathiya, do this on low-medium flame
  14. Fry on low-medium flame till light golden and crisp
  15. Empty onto a paper towel to absorb excess oil
  16. Break into smaller pieces to get crisp gathiya
  17. Serve at tea-time, crispy and fun!
Notes
Adding hot oil makes the dough pliable and makes the gathiya crisp

Do not fry on high flame, always use low-medium flame

Do not add too much water at once to make the dough, start slowly adding water, mixing as you go to get a smooth dough

Add red chilli powder if that's your preference instead of black pepper
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/bhavnagri-gathiya/