Recipe

Thekua Cookies
(ठेकुआ कुकीज़)

Recipe Contributed By: Anupriya Sinha, Pune

 Ingredients

Atta (I use Ashirvad Multigrain atta) - 3 cups
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Jaggery (powdered) - 1 and 1/2 cup
Ghee - 1 and 1/2 cup
Dessicated coconut - 1 cup
Fennel seeds - 2 tbsps
Water - 1 cup (approx.)

 Method of Preparation

1. Mix baking powder, coconut powder, fennel seeds and ghee with atta, thoroughly.

2. Take jaggery powder and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan and heat to give three boils.

3. Cool and strain the jaggery syrup. Add to the atta mixture and mix well.

4. Sprinkle water and knead to get a hard dough. The dough should be harder than that of poori.

5. Divide the dough into 6-8 equal portions. Roll each portion into a 3/4 cm thick rotis.

6. Cut out desired shapes by using cookie cutters.

7. Spread the cookies on a greased baking tray. Preheat electric tandoor, till red hot, and place the tray inside.

8. Keep for 2 mins, then switch off the tandoor, with the tray inside.

9. Keep for 7-10 mins, till the cookies become reddish brown.

10. Take the tray out, cool to room temperature and serve.

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