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How to Make Gur Para Recipe
An easy and delicious Indian sweet snack made with whole wheat flour, jaggery and cardamom. A perfect recipe for Diwali or Holi.
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Snack
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
Festival Food, Indian Snacks, Indian Sweets
Servings:
8
Calories:
352
kcal
Author:
Hari Chandana Ponnaluri
Ingredients
2
cups
Wheat Flour
you can substitute with all purpose flour
½
cup
Jaggery
powdered
¼
cup
Water
4
tbsp
Ghee
melted
¼
tsp
Cardamom Powder
Oil for deep frying
Instructions
Take water and powdered jaggery in a bowl.
Heat until the jaggery dissolves completely.
Turn off the flame and let it cool.
Combine the wheat flour and cardamom powder in a mixing bowl.
Add slightly heated ghee and mix well to get a breadcrumb-like texture.
Then add the cooled jaggery water to the flour and mix.
Make a firm dough by adding normal water little by little.
Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.
Knead the dough and divide into 6 – 7 equal portions.
Roll the dough ball into a thick circle.
Cut the rolled dough into diamond or square pieces.
Repeat the same process with all the dough portions.
Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
When the oil becomes hot, reduce the flame to low.
Gently drop the dough pieces in the hot oil.
Deep fry them on a low-medium flame until brown color, turn over to fry on both sides evenly.
Drain them on paper towels and let them cool completely.
Store in an airtight container.
Notes
You can substitute the wheat flour with all purpose flour or plain flour.
Nutrition
Calories:
352
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
36
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
21
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Cholesterol:
19
mg
|
Sodium:
1
mg
|
Potassium:
33
mg
|
Sugar:
12
g
|
Calcium:
9
mg
|
Iron:
1.6
mg