Kaaram Gavvalu

Traditional snacks are my favorite and my grandma is the queen of traditional snacks.

There are many traditional snacks recipes that has been passed on from generation to other.

This is one such recipe, I have learned from my dearest grandma who loves pampering me with snacks.

So lets check the recipe.

Ingredients :
Maida/all purpose flour : 1 cup / 200 gms
Semolina : 1 tspn
Baking soda : 1/2 tspn
Salt : As per your taste
Chilly powder : As per your taste.
Oil : Enough for deep frying.
water : 50 ml

Method :

• Take one cup maida into a sieve and add baking soda to maida and sift it thoroughly. 

•  Now add semolina and mix it into flour.

•  Add salt and red chilly powder as per your taste.

•  Add 1 tblspn of oil or butter to flour.

• Now kneed dough with water. Water should be of room temperature.

•  Kneed dough as you knead it for chapati. If you like gavvalu to be extra crunchy then knead your dough bit hard else knead it to a soft dough.

•  Once your dough is kneaded, divide the dough and make it into small balls, almost to the size of kabuli chana.

• You need this tool to make gavvalu. You can find this tool in any utensils related store in India. If you do not find this, there are many veggi cutter which has same design on top of the veggie cutter as this tool. You can also use that veggie cutter.

•  Now take a small ball of dough and press it gently on to the tool and slide it down with your thumb.

•  Make sure your tool creases are properly formed on each ball of dough.

• Gently slide down each dough ball in to a plate.

• Once you are done with all dough balls fry them immediately.

• Make sure oil is between medium to hot temperature. Do not fry them if the oil is too hot as it may burn gavvalu.

• Once gavvalu turns into golden brown, remove them from oil and transfer it into a flat tray and let them cool down completely.

• You can serve them with tea or with any juice. Perfect for tea time snack.