Heart shaped Biscuit Rotti...3

Heart shaped Biscuit Rotti .... 3

Biscuit Rotti are stuffed pooris. There are various types of filling’s that can be given to the pooris and this is just one of them.

For the outer dough / poori covering : Take about 2 cups of wheat flour in a bowl add ½ cup of chiroti rava, 1 tsp red chilly powder, 1 tsp hing powder, pinch of ovam, ¼ tsp haldi powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tblsp refined oil and mix well. Add enough water and make into a tight dough. The dough should be tighter than what we prepare for rotis. Cover and keep it aside.

For the filling : In a mixer grind ½ cup of urad dal to a grainy texture (like chiroti rava). Add ¼ cup of chiroti rava to this and keep aside.

Grind to a paste without adding any water ½ cup of coriander leaves, 1/3 cup of pudina leaves, 6-8 green chillies. Remove and keep aside.

Heat about 3-4 tblsp of oil in a kadai. Add ½ tsp rai (sasam) when they splutter, lower the heat and add 10-15 curry leaves cut into tiny pieces, add 1 tsp hing powder, ½ tsp haldi powder, and fry a bit then add in 1 cup of freshly grated coconut and mix well. Keep frying.

Add in the coriander, pudina, chilly paste to the mixture and keep frying on medium heat for some time till the mixture is crisp and there is no moisture. Add salt to tast and pinch of amchur powder and mix well. This will take a good 15-20 minutes. Leave to cool completely.

For heart Shaped Biscuit Rotti : Roll out the dough into round shape. Press the shape of heart with a heart shaped cutter. Make 2 such heart shaped poori. Keep one on the board and put some filling over it. Top it with another heart shaped poori. Press the sides well after applying little bit of water all over the edges. Seal properly. (you can also first do the filling part, seal well then press it with cutter). Deep fry in hot oil on medium heat, pressing down the poori with slotted spatula to puff up the poori. Remove on an absorbent paper and serve hot.