Ingredients
2 cups plain flour
2 tbsp. ghee or oil
2 potatoes mashed
2 green chillies
3-4 flakes garlic
1" piece ginger
1/2 cup paneer grated
1 tbsp. coriander chopped
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. oil
salt to taste
few drops green food colour
oil to deep fry
Method
- Mix plain flour, ghee and salt. Knead into pliable dough, using water.
- Cover with a moist cloth and keep aside.
- Grind together ginger, garlic, chillies.
- Heat oil, add garlic paste, fry for a moment.
- Add mashed potatoes, lemon juice, salt, coriander, paneer and mix well.
- Divide into 15-17 parts, roll into round balls.
- To a fistful of dough add green colour and mix well.
- Divide the white dough into 15-17 parts. Roll into small rounds.
- Place a ball of filling in the centre.
- Make a strip of a tiny bit of green dough.
- Pull edges of round up like a pouch.
- Wrap green dough string around neck of pouch.
- Press and secure.
- Deep fry in hot oil, on low flame till light brown.
- Drain, and place on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
- Serve hot with tamarind chutney or sauce.
Making time: 45 minutes
Makes: 15-17 pieces
Variation: Change to sweet filling if you like. Try the filling for karanjias in 'diwali bonanza'
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