During the fasting season Shingara Flour ( watre chestnuts flour) is used to make rotis, puris, halwa etc etc.
Ingredients:
Shingara flour ..... 2 cups
Potato ................. 1 (boiled and mashed)
Rock salt ............ to taste
Crushed black pepper .. 1/4 tsp.
Cumin or caraway seeds ... 1/2 tsp (optional)
Oil to fry.
Method:
1. Mix the mashed potato, salt, crushed black pepper,cumin seeds,half tbsp. oil and knead into a hard dough.(add very little water or else the atta becomes too soft to handle)
2. Roll out small puris and deep fry.The dough is like bajra or jowar, if you find it difficult to roll, just pat with your hands on the board using dry flour and lift with a spatula.
3. If you like rotis you can roast them on a griddle applying ghee or oil.
11 comments:
I have heard of this flour .Where to get this flour??
Like to know about the difference between vrat ka khana and regular cooking? This will be helpful for others .
First time here. Lovely space and lovely recipes for vrat.
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Thanks Shanti :)
nice recipe..yummy yumm!!!
Interesting recipe..very unique and so yummy
Thats a new puri for me, water chest nut flour never crossed them here..have to check them..
@ Indianspicemagic and Priya
These puris are made with Shingara(water chestnut ata)which is easily available in the grocery shops.During the fasting days people restrict themselves from cereals and grains, So this flour is used.See a small write-up in the post-Sabudana Khichdi.(outside India you may get it at the Indian grocery stores)
My mom always used make this with ras wali aloo ki sabji during vrats n we used to love it, she also made singhade ka halwa sometimes..good one!
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Thankyou Sara and Suja.
unique and looks yummy
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