Rajgira Puri & Bhakri for Upvas - Gluten-free Amaranth Bread for Fasting
A healthy gluten free bread.
Ingredients
| Rajgira atta | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (((amaranth flour))) | |
| Ghee | 2 Tablespoon (((+ 1 tsp for smearing the bhakri))) | |
| Milk | 1/4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
| Cooking oil | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| For deep frying the puri | ||
| Ghee | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
| Cooking oil | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) |
Directions
MAKING
1. In a bowl, add and combine the rajgira atta with ghee and milk. Knead it into dough. Apply some oil and make it into a smooth dough.
2. Take olive size balls of the dough and roll it out into into 1/4 inch thickness.
3. For the bhakri: In a pan on low heat, place the rolled out bhakris and cook them for 8 -10 minutes. Smear ghee on both sides of the bhakri and continue cooking until light golden brown. Once done, transfer onto a serving plate.
4. For the puri: In a deep frying pan on medium high, heat oil and fry the rolled out rajgira puris. Once done, transfer the puris onto a plate lined with paper towels.
SERVING
5. Serve these bhakris or puris with yogurt, shrikhand, or shakarkandi halwa.
Recipe Summary
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 521Calories from Fat 400
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 45 g69.2%
Saturated Fat 16 g80%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol
Sodium 11 mg0.46%
Total Carbohydrates 26 g8.7%
Dietary Fiber 3 g12%
Sugars
Protein 5 g10%
Vitamin A % Vitamin C %
Calcium % Iron %
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
