Making Thekua on Chhath Puja has its own importance. The taste and sweetness of the Thekua made on this special festival is considered a part of devotion. As much love and devotion is put into making it, an equally special method is also required so that the Thekua becomes soft and delicious. Many times the Thekua becomes hard or very tough, due to which its original taste is lost.
To please Chhathi Maiya, a balance of the right ingredients and complete devotion is necessary in this traditional Prasad. If you are also away from your home and want to enjoy Thekua, then follow the steps given below and make delicious Thekua in your home.
Ingredients for making Thekua
- ¼ cup ghee
- 1 cup wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon fennel
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
- ½ cup jaggery syrup
- ½ cup grated coconut
- Oil (for frying)
- A bowl of dry fruits
Recipe for making Thekua
- First of all break the jaggery and dissolve it well in half a cup of water.
- Put flour in a vessel and add cardamom powder and dry fruits and mix it.
- Now add ghee to the flour so that the dough gets kneaded well.
- When thekua is made, it should be very soft and crispy. If the dough is not kneaded properly, the thekua will not become soft.
- Now mix jaggery syrup in the kneaded dough.
- Do not make the jaggery syrup too thin nor too thick.
- Knead a hard dough and then keep it covered for 10 to 15 minutes.
- When the dough becomes soft, make equal sized balls of that dough.
- Then make it with the help of a mould. If you do not have a mould, you can make it with any designed utensil or fork.
- Now heat the oil in a pan.
- Then press the dough on the mould and make it like a mathri.
- Fry it well on medium flame until it becomes golden brown.
- Fry all the thekua in the same way.
- After it cools down, you can enjoy the thekua.
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