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Biscuit Rotti neither has biscuit nor roti in it. It is a deep fried crispy poori stuffed with a spicy coconut mixture. These stuffed pooris can be served with coconut chutney or can be eaten as is. This poori is a speciality of Mangalore.
Ingredients:
For Dough:
All Purpose Flour (Maida) – 1 cip
Wheat Flour (Atta) – 1/3 cup
Sugar – 1tsp
Corn Flour – 2 tsp
Semolina – 2 tsp
Salt to taste
For Stuffing:
Coconut, grated – 1 cup
Semolina – 1/2 cup
Green Chillies -3
Curry Leaves – 15
Ginger, grated – 1/2 tsp
Dry Red Chillies – 6
Black Gram – 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for deep drying
Method:
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- Dry roast black gram, grated coconut, semolina and dry red chillies separately.
- Once cooled, blend it into coarse powder.
- Chop green chillies and curry leaves and mix it to the powder. The stuffing mixture is now ready.
- In a mixing bowl, take all the ingredients for dough and knead with very little water. The consistency must be that of chapati dough.
- Take a small lemon sized portion of the dough and roll it into small roundel with your palm.
- Roll this into small disc (like small chapati), place 2 tsps of the stuffing mixture and bring all the edges of the disc together and twist slightly. Remove any excess dough after twisting and press it slightly with your palm.
- Now again dip it in flour and roll it into small disc of about 1/4cm thick.
- Deep fry in oil.
- Repeat the same until all the dough and stuffing mixture is over.
- Serve hot.