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Chiroti Recipe | Padhir Peni Recipe

Chiroti is a crispy and flaky south indian sweet made using maida. This sweet dish is also called as Pathir Pheni or Chirote in different regions. In this recipe thin layers of dough are stacked with ghee and rice flour paste, then rolled, sliced and deep fried until golden.
This fried pieces are then dipped in sugar syrup which is flavoured with cardamom. Once cooled then they are topped with chopped nuts like cashews or almonds. This Chiroti is usually served with milk or badam milk. It is mainly made during festivals and weddings. This sweet is light, crispy and melts in our mouth.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian, karnataka
Servings 12 servings
Calories 189 kcal

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • Cooking pot

Ingredients
  

For Dough:

  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour (maida)
  • ¼ cup Sooji
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • Water as needed

For Coating Paste:

For Sugar Syrup:

  • 1 cup Sugar 200 grams
  • 100 ml Water
  • 4 pods Cardamom crushed
  • 3 tablespoon Cashews chopped finely

Instructions
 

  • Take flour,  rawa, salt, baking powder, sugar in a mixing bowl.  Add ghee and rub together with your hands.Add water and make into a stiff dough. Cover it and let it rest for 30 mins.
  • Mean while take 3 tblspn of ghee and rice flour in a bowl and make into a paste.
  • Now divide the dough into 6 equal portions and start rolling to a thin circle.Take one circle in the front of you and apply the rice flour paste over that. Put another one circle on top of that and spread  the paste again. Continue this until you have finished the process. Apply the rice flour paste on the top of the circle and start rolling to a tight log.
  • Cut out the edges and cut the log into equal parts. Take one part in front of you and start rolling to a thick circle.Heat oil for deep frying and fry this in hot oil till cooked and light golden. Remove it to a paper towel.
  • Mean while make the sugar syrup by heating sugar and water along with cardamom pods till it reaches one string consistency. If you dip the spoon in the syrup and take out..the last drop falling from the spoon should form a string.
  • Now dip the fried pathir pheni in this sugar syrup and take it out to a wire rack. After it is cooled completely garnish it with crushed cashews and serve along with milk or badam milk.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 189kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 107mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
Keyword diwali sweets
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