air fryer Chauthe/Sindhi Chothe recipe
Chauthe is a great snack to serve at teatime and traditionally eaten during thadri Sindhi festival. Easy to make with minimal ingredients, this snack can be made in air fryer too.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Kadai /frying pan (traditional method)
- or air-fryer for low calorie version
Ingredients
- 2 cup whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup jaggery or ½ cup sugar , I prefer raw sugar
- ½ cup water
- 2-3 tablespoon ghee /oil for kneading
- 4-5 cardamom crushed
- 2 cup oil/ghee for frying
- 1 tbsp. ghee/ oil (for air frying)
Instructions
- Take water at room temperature in a bowl.Add jaggery,Keep it aside for 2-3 hours/overnight.
- Mix wheat flour and desi ghee in a bowl with pinch of salt and cardamom.
- Pour the jaggery syrup little by little and knead a semi hard dough. Cover and keep it aside for 30 mins.
- Take a handful size dough and with a rolling pin roll it to a thick paratha.
- With the help of knife cut it into 4, usually we keep a triangular shape
- Prick on both the sides so that it gets fried properly inside. Repeat for all of the dough.
For frying (Traditional method)
- Heat oil in a frying pan and fry it on both the sides till golden brown on a low flame
- Let these cool and later store it in airtight container.
For air fryer version
- Place the chauthe pieces in air fryer. Air fry the pieces at 15-18 mins at lowest possible temperature, mine was at 150 degree C, brushing oil in between.
- Store in an air tight jar.