Churmo - Goan Sweet

 

Churmo

Churmo is one of the Goan sweet. It is crispy and spicy sweet. Churmo is good combination with tea/chai. I made this sweet as a part of Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge . My Partner Avin S Kohli. Her blog name is TheYellowDaal. She gave me two secret ingredients - Wheat flour and Red chili powder.

  

Ingredients

For Puri

150 gms wheat flour

1/4 cup Wheat flour for dusting

2 cups Oil for deep frying

For Jaggery syrup

150 gms Jaggery grated

100 ml Water

2 tea spoons Red chilli powder

1 Tablespoon Ghee for plate greasing

Method:

For puri :

1. In a bowl take wheat flour and water. Make the dough.
2. Take  the oil in a frying pan. Keep it on a high flame.
3. Divide the dough into 8 balls. Dust each ball of dough and roll as thin as possible.
4. Check the oil temperature by just dropping in tiny dough in it. If the dough fries and floats up instantly, means the oil is ready.
5. Gently place the rolled puri into the hot oil. Just press the puri using frying ladle. The puri becomes crispy. You should not burn the puri.
6. Place the puri on paper napkin to absorb excess oil. Repeat for all puri balls.
7. Let them cool. After cooling crush the puris with hands.
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 For jaggery syrup:

1. In a pan add jaggery and water. Keep it on a medium heat and allow jaggery to melt. If you strain the jaggery syrup, impurities will go.
2. Transfer the syrup to the same pan, allow it to boil for 10 mins or until it becomes thick.
3. For thick syrup test : take a drop of syrup using forefinger, just press the forefinger and thumb. If it is sticking to the finger, the syrup is ready.
4. Add red chilli powder to the syrup and mix well. Switch of the stove.
5.  Now add crushed puris to the syrup and mix well.
6. Let it cool completely. Store in airtight container.