Name: Thekuwa - A Bihari Dessert recipe by Smriti jha at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 cups maida; 1 cup ghee; 1 Cup Jaggery and 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup Milk; Fennel seeds (saunf)- 2 tbsps; Dessicated coconut - 1 cup; Green cardamom powder- 1 tsp; Vegetable oil(for frying)- 2 cups

Ingredients Serving: 4

3 cups maida
1 cup ghee
1 Cup Jaggery and 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup Milk
Fennel seeds (saunf)- 2 tbsps
Dessicated coconut - 1 cup
Green cardamom powder- 1 tsp
Vegetable oil(for frying)- 2 cups

Instructions

Warm up the milk in saucepan.
Remove from heat and add jaggery and sugar to it. Allow the jaggery and sugar to dissolve in the milk.
Mix Maida and ghee thoroughly, in a separate bowl.
Add dessicated coconut, fennel seeds and cardamom powder. Mix well.
Sprinkle sweetened milk to the maida mixture, little amount at a time, and keep mixing. Knead to get a hard dough (the dough should crumble if rubbed between fingers).
Take small portions of the dough and press between palm to make pedas. If you have a thekua mould, the dough can be pressed onto it, to get desired design (s)
Heat oil in a kadai
Fry the thakuwas on a low flame, flipping them intermittently,till golden brown.
Allow the thakuwas to cool to room temperature and serve as a snack

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