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Although a popular snack during the Chhath puja, this does not necessarily mean that you need to indulge in Thekua Recipe only during these festivals. Rather you can opt for preparing these lovely sweet and savoury snacks during the holidays like Diwali.

And that's why we are here. In case you set your mind on making Thekua this season, we can help you out with the tips and hacks that we devised while indulging in this snack. You shall surely find them useful. So go through the tips first before you check out the recipes.

Know more about making Thekua Recipe at home_ At a glimpse

If you are making thekua and this is your first time then let us tell you that you are in safe hands. A sweet and crunchy Indian version of cookies which is a traditional recipe from Bihar and Patna, makes its way to the Diwali Platter as well. Think about it! What is there not to like about these cookies? First of all, these are sweet, secondly, the texture is perfect and thirdly you will find this recipe relatively easy to work on.

For many of us, the term there can be a new word while for the rest, it can bring back a sense of nostalgia and warmth. We rather comply with the latter because as kids we loved to have thekua. Every year after the Diwali break at school, a friend of ours would bring the thekua to school and we would be so tempted to have them. The entire class would rather pounce on the cookie box and the crowd would only clear off when the box went empty. Years later, we tried the recipe at home out of fancy and random culinary desire. Guess what? We quite managed to ace it.

All the way from Eastern parts of India like Jharkhand and Bihar, these cookies are originally prepared during Chhath and offered to the Sun God. The whole wheat cookies are deep fried and then topped with the flavor of cardamom and the aroma of fennel seeds. The caramelized molasses obtained from jaggery is well expressed in this recipe.

While the exterior is crunchy and crispy, the texture inside is tender and chewy. It is the contrasted flavors and the myriad textures that make these cookies the best in the whole world.

With leafy molds and cookie presses, these cookies are traditional delicacies of India and every year we simply cannot get enough of them. Served usually with tea, you can binge on them anytime you want, there is no rigid rule for that. Hungry? Grab a piece of thekua.

Sometimes there is a common confusion that we have observed among the readers is that they seem to assume that the khajuri and thekuas are the same thing! They are quite similar and it is possible to get confused between the two but there is certainly a point of difference between the two. While thekua is made from whole wheat flour and jaggery, the khajuri is prepared from all-purpose flour and some sugar.

Simple steps to make Thekua at home_ Learn it quickly

So now we are all charged up to make the festive thekua for the holidays. Let us share the steps and simple tips along the way. Trust us, the process is simple as long as you follow the instructions in the right manner. We are going to start off with the preparation of the dough first.

For the dough, you shall need some whole wheat flour, fennel seeds, salt, grated coconut, and powdered cardamom for the aromatic essence. Melt some ghee in the pot because we need it to prepare the dough as we knead all the ingredients well. The melted jaggery syrup is also added to this dough. If you bought solid jaggery then break them into pieces and heat them in water over medium flame until the smooth syrup is formed.

We are not going to overwork the dough because applying too much pressure can stiffen the biscuits when baked. Once the dough is ready, it is allowed to rest in the pot covered with a kitchen towel for at least 15 minutes. The dough should be firm and sticky at the same time. We are now going to pinch off small balls and lay them on a parchment paper-lined tray. Now flatten the biscuits, press them with molds, and create different patterns and shapes.

As the final step, you are expected to fry the thekuas and serve them fresh and warm. To keep them crumbly and crunchy longer, you need to store the extras in the air-tight jars. If you are storing them longer then place the thekuas inside the refrigerator.

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