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Beetroot Flowers | Beetroot Snacks

Kids refusing to eat Beetroot at home? Crunchy,healthy and delicious deep fried beetroot flowers are here to the rescue! Try making this tasty beetroot snack at home and you'll surely be coming back for more....

Ingredients

  • Beetroot
  • 1 cup Wheat Flour
  • 1 Egg (Optional)
  • 2-3 tbsp Sesame Seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Ajowan
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

Recipe Notes

Peel and wash beetroots

Chop it into pieces

Grind these pieces into a soft paste

To a mixing bowl, add 1 cup wheat flour

Add 2-3 tablespoons sesame seeds, 1/2 teaspoon ajowan and 1/2 teaspoon salt 

Mix the ingredients

Break an egg and add it to the mixture

This step could be skipped

Add the prepared beetroot paste to it slowly and mix

Knead the dough

If the dough seems to become too loose, add some loose flour, knead again till puri dough consistency is obtained or if it becomes too hard, add some beetroot juice

Add 1-2 teaspoons oil and knead

Let it sit for 20-30 minutes

Divide the dough into two parts

Roll it and press it as big as possible

Make it as thin as possible

Cut it into 2 halves as shown

Cut off the uneven edges

Take one of the parts and cut into 2 so that both parts are even

Cut it into 3 parts again

Make cuts to this piece leaving an offset of 1/2 inch

Roll the cut pieces one over the other

Separate the rolled pieces so that they look like a flower and put it aside in a plate

Let's deep fry the pieces now

 

Heat oil for deep fry

Heat the oil on medium heat

Place the flowers carefully into the oil as shown in the video

Flip after one side fried

Fry on low-medium flame

Fry till both sides turn crispy

Serve!

These can be stored for up to 15 days

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