Name: Bhavnagari Tikha Gathiya Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: Besan/ gram flour – 1 cup; Oil – ½ cup; Water – ½ cup; Salt – 1 tbsp.; Soda – ¼ tbsp.; Black pepper powder – ¼ tbsp.; Ajawan/vamu/carrom seeds – ¼ tbsp.; Oil – to deep fry

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Gathiya recipe | Bhavnagar Tikha Gathiya recipe is one of the deep-fried crunchy yet soft tea-time snacks made with besan flour as the main ingredient. Learn how to make Gathiya recipe with our step-by-step image instructions, tips, and a video.

This recipe comes from Gujarat cuisine, not only this recipe we can find most of the besan-made snacks from this region and most of them are popular across India. We find this recipe in almost all savory and sweet shops.

Most of the time you will notice kids favoring this recipe as this is soft to chew and we also prefer this recipe as we add carom seeds. This seed is not only used to enhance flavor but also has the property to increase hunger in children.

In India, Dussehra, Diwali, and Sankranti are popular festivals during which people like to make various snacks and savory items. If you have the skills to prepare a soft, crispy and perfect snack then you become popular among your group.

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Tips to make the perfect Gathiya recipe:

Sieving gram flour will not only remove foreign particles but also make it lump-free.
For every cup of besan flour, we need to put half of the oil and water. i.e. 1: ½: ½ ratio to make the perfect batter.
If you feel the batter is hard, we can add 1-2 tbsp. of water. Adding more water will absorb more oil.
Adding soda will make it a soft and mild crisp texture.
To check the perfect temperature of the oil, put a small lump of batter, if it floats then the oil is ready.
Star shape murukku mold will perfectly suit to make Gathiya recipe.
Greasing oil will make the batter nonsticky and give a perfect star shape.
While frying we need to maintain a low flame, overheating will make it burn from the outside and uncooked inside.
To have a crispy texture, we can add rice flour in small quantities (1-2 tbsp.)
If you prefer eating spicy then it’s better to sprinkle spice powder.
It’s a good idea to substitute chili powder with black pepper powder as it suits best to bhavnagari tikha gathiya recipe.

Bhavnagari Tikha Gathiya Recipe

Gathiya recipe | bhavnagaritikha gathiya recipe is one of the deep-fried crunchy yet soft tea time snacks made with besan flour as the main ingredient.

Course Snack

Cuisine Indian

Keyword bhavnagari tikha gathiya recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 1 Container

Author Uppada Lakshmi

Ingredients

Besan/ gram flour – 1 cup
Oil – ½ cup
Water – ½ cup
Salt – 1 tbsp.
Soda – ¼ tbsp.
Black pepper powder – ¼ tbsp.
Ajawan/vamu/carrom seeds – ¼ tbsp.
Oil – to deep fry

Instructions

To get a soft texture it’s a good idea to remove foreign particles so sieve gram flour before use.
Add oil and water in 1:1 portions i.e., ½ cup each in a mixing bowl.
Sprinkle little baking soda and salt. Whisk for a while till it turns into a white mixture.
On the other side, add carom seeds and black pepper powder to besan flour and mix.
Add whipped oil mixture to the flour and knead well till they turn soft and non-sticky.
Before preparing the mold, heat the oil in a pan.
We can use either round or star-shaped murukku mold. I have used 3-star holed mold.
Grease the whole murukku presser along with the mold plate and stuff a portion of dough into it.
Once the oil reaches optimum temperature, press the dough directly in the oil forming a round shape without overlapping each ring.
Deep fry and flip to the other side after a minute and deep fry.
Remove from oil once they turn color to mild and transfer over kitchen paper to remove traces of excess oil.
Once cooled, store bhavnagari tikha gathiya recipe in an airtight container.