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Khapli Wheat Bhakarwadi Recipe: A Healthier Take on India's Favourite Tea-Time Snack
Khapli Wheat Bhakarwadi
85 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
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21
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Khapli wheat is an ancient grain that is perfect for baking popular snacks like bhakarwadi. In fact, the nutty and earthy taste of khapli atta will complement the sweet, spicy and salty flavours of the snack. With the combination of the flavours of coconut, sesame, and aromatic spices and the nutritious goodness of khapli wheat, you get a healthier snack than usual. Khapli wheat flour is popular among the health-conscious crowd of late, because of its rich dietary fibre, protein, iron, and vitamin B1 content.
If you're wondering how to make khapli wheat bhakarwadi, choosing a quality flour makes all the difference. Made with Aashirvaad Khapli Atta, the bhakarwadi dough develops a hearty texture and nutty flavour that pairs well with the sweet, spicy, and tangy stuffing. Khapli wheat is also naturally low in sugars and fat, making it a good choice for those wanting to add more nutrients to their diet. The atta’s nutrients support digestion, muscle health and provide no energy spikes or crashes.
Make this tasty treat for your family to share during tea time, and to make it easier, this khapli wheat bhakarwadi has been mixed with the usual maida to still get the crispy results. Khapli atta’s gluten structure is weak, so it tends to be hard to get crispy results as you would get with a maida dough. So, if you don’t mind that, you can go for khapli atta totally and swap the maida in the recipe completely.
Ingredients
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1 cupBesan (For Bhakarwadi Dough)
½ cupAashirvaad Chakki Khapli Atta
¼ cupAll-purpose flour
¼ cupTurmeric powder
a pinchAsafoetida (hing)
to tasteSalt
3½ tbspOil
6 tbspWater (added gradually as needed)
2 tbspWhite sesame seeds (For Bhakarwadi Stuffing)
½ cupDesiccated coconut
1 tbspPoppy seeds
½ tspFennel seeds
1 pinchAsafoetida (hing)
1 tspRed chilli powder
1 tspCoriander powder
1 tspCumin powder
½ tspGaram masala
2 tbspSugar (adjust to taste)
½ tbspLemon juice (up to 1 tbsp for extra tang)
to tasteSalt
as requiredOil (for deep frying)
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Plate it up!
Plate it up!
Bhakarwadi is made with a mix of gram flour and maida flour, rolled around a stuffing of coconut, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, spices, sugar, and lemon. The spirals are deep-fried into crispy snacks.
