Tikha Gatiya Recipe

Specially prepared during Diwali, tikha gathiya or Karo as the Konkani community calls it is a snack which is relished by the young and old alike!!

Ingredients :

250 gms besan/gram flour
10 green chillies
Rajma sized piece of hing
1/2 tsp ajwain / carom seeds
Salt
4 tsps hot oil.
A pinch of soda bicarb
Oil for frying

Method :
Sieve the Besan. Grind the green chillies and hing to a smooth paste. Heat the oil and pour it into the Besan. Add the soda, ajwain, ground paste n salt and adding a little water at a time bind it to a smooth dough. Press the karo onto a plastic sheet. Heat the oil. Slide 3- 4 at a time in hot oil n deep fry till done.