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Friday, November 15, 2024  
12 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446  

Recipe of the day: Gol Gappay

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Ingredients

  • For Gol Gappa:
  • Semolina 1 cup
  • All purpose flour ½ cup
  • White lentils ground 2 tbsp
  • Club soda for kneading the dough
  • Oil for deep frying
  • For Filling:
  • Potato 1 cup boiled
  • Bondi (small gram flour dumplings) 2 cups
  • For Sour Water:
  • Mint leaves ½ bunch
  • Green chillies 3
  • Water 1 liter
  • Tamarind pulp ½ cup
  • Roasted coriander powder 1 tsp
  • Roasted cumin powder 1 tbsp
  • Chilli powder ½ tsp
  • Salt ½ tsp
  • Ginger 2 tbsp chopped
  • Lemon juice 3 tbsp

 Cooking Directions

  1. For Sour Water: In a blender put together ginger, mint leaves, green chillies and blend to a fine paste.
  2. Mix in water with tamarind pulp, lemon juice, roasted cumin, roasted coriander powder, chilli powder and salt, mix well.
  3. The water should be tangy and spicy. Strain water and keep in the fridge to chilli or add ice and use.
  4. For Gol Gappa: In a bowl mix together semolina, flour, white lentil, knead with club soda to from a stiff dough.
  5. Keep aside for 30 minutes, then knead once again.
  6. Make marbles size bals with little oil on your hands, roll out into puri with a rolling pin, secure between two layers of wet cloth, roll out all of them and leave aside for 10 minutes.
  7. Deep fry on medium heat till they puff up, reduce heat and fry till crisp.
  8. To Assemble: Puncture the Gol gappa with tip of your thumb, add 1 tsp of filling and top it with the sour water, if you like it a little sweet add little sweet tamarind or plum chutney before adding the water.