Khava Poli

                          

                                         

We’ve just stepped into the New Year and with many upcoming festivals that got trailed after the recent celebration of Gudhi Padwa; getting out of the festive zone seems to be a difficult task.

With snacks and sweet delicacies everywhere, one cannot resist going on a spree. Well, to celebrate the sweetness of the festivities- I bring you the much-liked dessert of all- Khava poli or Khoya Roti.

Preparation Time: 5 mins

Cooking Time: 40 mins

Course:Dessert

Author: Shruti Mendulkar

Ingredients:

1 large bowl of Khava(Khoya)

1 small bowl- clarified butter (ghee)

3/4 bowl- Powdered sugar

1 bowl- Wheat flour

1/2 bowl- Rava

1/2 tsp- Cardamom powder

1/2 tsp- Nutmeg powderWater for kneading the dough

Method:

In a skillet pan, roast khoya on a low flame for 5 minutes.

After roasting for 3 to 4 minutes, you'll notice ghee accumulating over the khoya. This indicates that your khoya is nicely roasted.

                                     

Remove the khoya from the flame and allow it to rest for a minute.

                                     

Now add powdered sugar into the khoya and keep this mixture in the fridge for about 5 minutes. With this slightly hardened texture, rolling out the roti becomes easy.

                                              

Remove the mixture from the fridge and add cardamom powder and nutmeg powder into it. Knead this filling, till it becomes soft in texture.

For the dough, add 1/2 cup of water (not at once), rava and 1 tbsp of ghee into the wheat flour. After nicely kneading the dough; pinch small dumplings out of it.

                                      

With the help of your thumb, gently press the dumpling and rotate it round with rest of your fingers. In this hollow shape, place the khoya mixture and pleat the edges to form a ball.

                                     

                                        

Dust some flour over the board and roll out the roti, carefully. Be very gentle while rolling this stuffed roti, as there are high chances of filling to come out.

                                         

 

On a hot tava, place the roti and spread ghee over it. Flip and repeat the process. Roast till it becomes nice brown and crispy.

                                         

Serve hot with dollop of ghee over it. I assure you, this amazing delicacy is bound to melt in your mouth.