Gujarati Chiliya Recipe

About the Recipe

This is the recipe of Chiliya – traditional Gujarati food item made with Bathua/Wild Spinach. We can make this recipe during the winter season and serve it as evening snacks/dinner/breakfast. Use Oddy Non-Stick liners to cook this well and for hassle-free cooking.

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Ingredients

1 Cup Wheat Flour
2/3 Cup Bajra Flour
1/4 Cup Handvo Flour/Kanki Korma
250 grams Chopped Bathua/Wild Spinach/Chil Ni Bhaji
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder & Salt as per taste
1/4 tsp Asafoetida & 1 1/2 tsp Sesame Seeds/Safed Til
1 tsp Carom Seeds/Ajwain & 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Medium Sour Curd & 2 tsp Golkeri Pickle Rasa/Jaggery
2 tsp Ginger Chilli Paste & 3-4 tsp Oil (For Moyan)
Water (For Kneading the dough) & Oddy Ecobake Non Stick Liners
For Tempering - 2 tbsp Oil, 1 tsp Mustard Seeds, 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/Hing, 10-12 Curry Leaves and 1 tsp Sesame Seeds

Directions

In a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, bajra flour and handvo flour.
Then add in the spices like turmeric powder, salt, asafoetida, sesame seeds, carom seeds, baking soda, curd, pickle rasa, ginger chilli paste and oil. Mix all of this well.
Now add chopped spinach leaves and mix it well. Add required water to knead it into dough.
Line steaming tray with Oddy Non Stick Liners. Grease your palm with oil and prepare chiliyas as shown in the video.
Place the chiliyas with gaps in between. Fill the cooking container with water and steam chiliyas on medium flame for about 25 minutes.
Prick it with a toothpick to see if it is cooked properly or not.
Turn off the flame and let it cool down to room temperature.
Cut Chiliyas into smaller pieces and serve it hot.

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