Thekua Recipe

Thekua Recipe is a popular sweet snack from Bihar, often made during festivals like Chhath Puja. It’s crunchy, mildly sweet, and made with whole wheat flour and jaggery, making it a healthier option than many other sweets. Whether you're making it for a festival or to enjoy with tea, this easy-to-make snack is perfect for any occasion.

Course Snack

Cuisine Indian

Keyword thekua recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings Piece

Calories 137kcal

Author Puja

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup Jaggery powdered
1/2 tbsp Fennel Seeds
1/4 cup Ghee
Oil/ ghee to deep fry
Water as needed for dough

Instructions

In a bowl add aata and ghee. Mix it well.
Now add fennel seeds and mix well.
Then add powdered jaggery and mix until the flour binds well when you try to make a ball out of it.
Depending upon the amount of flour you are using, you may want to divide it into two parts this is because we are adding jaggery, which may make the dough excess watery by the time you are done with the complete frying process.
So add water little by little to the one part of it and knead it into a medium soft dough.
Take small portions of the dough and make a ball of it.
Now flatten the ball between your palm or on the rolling board to 1/2 inch of thickness and place it in a tray.
You can use any of your available kitchen tools to make design on the thekua, if you don't have a mould. (If you have mould simply flatten the ball onto the mould).
Now heat oil in a pan and fry the thekuas on medium flame till they turn golden brown and it gets cooked properly from inside.
So the thekuas are ready to be served.
Let it cool down complete so that it becomes firm.
Store them for 15-20 days in an airtight containers and use it as snacks.

Notes

Do not leave the dough unused for long, fry it soon after it gets prepared.

If we leave this for a long time, the dough might start becoming soggy esp due to all the sugar content. DO NOT fry more than 4-5 pieces at once.

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