Gulio

I am so happy that I am able to make Kuswar for the first time all by myself. I am already one with making 5 items & I have another 3 more to go. Like I mentioned before, all the Kuswar recipes are my Mother's recipe. My Mom makes the best Kuswar & I am glad that I am able to share here yummy recipes to my followers. Today I am sharing Gulio recipe, Gulio in Konkani means round. since this snack is round in shape  its called as Gulio. This snack is sweet & you can alter the sweetness of this snack by adding more or less Jaggery. This is how it is made

Makes: 6 cups of Gulio
Making time: 1 - 2 hours
Total time: 15 hours

Ingredients:

• 2 cups boiled rice (brown or white any variety is fine but I used brown)
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 1 cup white Jaggery
• 1/2 tspn Cardamom powder
• 1/2 tspn salt
• Oil for deep frying

Method

1. Soak the rice in water for at least 6 to 8 hours. Overnight is better.
2. Now grind the rice along with coconut, salt & cardamom powder to a smooth paste
3. Now in an nonstick Pan or any other big pan, add the rice paste & keep stirring to form a stiff dough. Once the dough is formed, turn off the heat & set aside to cool down a little.
4. Now start making small balls with this dough & place them in a greased plate.
5. Heat the oil & fry these gulios on medium heat until they are dark brown.
6. Once they are fried store them in an airtight container.

 

Here is the step by step process to show how to make the Gulio dough,

 

 

 

Chakli

Chakli/ Murukku & many names this Indian savory snack has. I already have one Chakli recipe on my blog. This one which I am posting today is my Mom's recipe & the best Chakli recipe you will ever find or have tasted. When you bite a piece it so crispy & melt in your mouth types. This is a recipe to keep & share. I made around 60 of these yesterday & have stored them in an airtight box. This recipe is very easy to make & can be done under  2 - 3 hours. This is how I made them,

Makes: 50 - 60 chaklis
Making time: 1-3 hours
fry time: 2- 4 mins
Equipment: Chakli making press with star tip

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of semolina (200 gms)
• 5 cups Rice flour (1 kg)
• 100 Gms Butter
• 100 gms melted hot Vegetable shortening (Crisco or Dalda)
• salt as per taste
• Chili Powder optional
• 3 tspn cumin seeds
• 1-2 cups water for mixing

Method:

1. Dry roast the semolina & Rice flower separately & set aside.
2. Now boil 2 cups of water in a pan, add butter & salt to it.
3. When the water reaches rolling boil, turn the heat to medium & add the semolina slowly into the water stirring continuously.(Like the way we make upma)
4. Now allow the semolina to cook in this water which will take just a minute or 2. Make sure you keep stirring. You will notice that the water is all drained & the semolina has become like a pudding. Just turn off the heat & set this aside.
5. Now in a big bowl add this cooked semolina, rice flour, hot shortening, cumin seeds & water as much as needed to make a soft dough.
6. The dough should neither be very soft nor very thick.
7. Prepare the Murukku making press with a star tip.
8. Now take a large ball size of dough & fill the Murrukku maker with this. Make spiral shapes or just loose Murrukus. I made some large spiral Murukus & some small ones.
9. I piped the Spiral Murrukus on a Parchment paper first.
10. Now fry them in hot oil for about 2 to 3 minutes. I fried 5 Murukkus at a time in the oil. Depending on your Pan size you can decide on how many will fit in. When the Murukku starts sinking, that's when you know it is done.
11. Once they are cooled, store them in an airtight container.

Note:

1. If you want you can skip adding the vegetable shortening & just butter instead.
2. If the Murukku is breaking off while piping, just add some water to the dough to make it a little soft. This process will help the piping process easy.
3. I divided the dough into 2 batch & added chili powder to one batch of dough to make spicy Murukku.
4. To drop Murukku into oil, just lift the murukku with your hands & slip them into the oil. The another method is to slowly bring the parchment paper closer to the oil & slip them into the oil from the paper.