Thethri

  Thetheri is a crispy and spicy snack prepared by the people of western Odisha and east Chhatisgarh. It is a tea time snack but it is hard to resist munching on this delicious snack .

INGRIDIENTS: 1 cup Rice flour 1.5 cup semolina (suji/rawa) Salt to Taste(approx. ½ table spoon) ½ tsp spoon Ajwain (Carom Seeds) Oil to Fry 1 table spoon Cumin seeds ½ inch Ginger 4 slices Garlic 2 green Chillies

PROCEDURE:

1. Prepare the Masala first by grinding with the cumin seeds, ginger,garlic and chillies.

2. Boil 2 cup of water in a Pan.

3. Mix the masala with the Luke warm Water, Ajwain and Salt.

4. Then add semolina  slowly and stir it continuously.

5. Make sure the semolina mixes up properly.

6. Then mix the rice flour slowly and keep stirring.

7. Wait till the dough becomes a little tight.

8. Then mash it with hand by putting little oil in your hand and make small balls (approx. ½ cm in diameter) out of it and roll each ball in hand to give cylindrical shape but keep the ends little pointed.

9. Put oil in  a Pan in medium flame for deep frying.

10. Once the Oil gets hot, put them  in oil for deep fry.

11. Keep frying in low flame until it becomes golden in colour so that it stays crispy.

12. Now take them out & put them on an Oil-absorbent Paper for the absorption of extra oil.

13. Let it cool for some minutes.

14. It's ready to serve now.

 Thethri can be stored for 25-30 days in air tight container .