Thekua - A Cookie From Bihar

Our this month Indian Cooking Challenge stopped at Bihar, this thekua is a kind of deep fried cookies quite popular homemade dessert from Bihar and Jharkhand, since ever i joined this incredible challenge the brain child of this challenge Srivalli of Spicing Your Life never stopped surprising us by choosing many new dishes which are quite unfamiliar for a South Indian like me, seriously i have to say a big thanks to Srivalli for creating this fabulous challenge..Coming to this Thekua, its quite a unknown and a new deep fried cookies never i had or heard since ever i lived in India, all credits goes to this blogsphere everyday am learning many different dishes from each and every foodie bloggers am following since ever i started my own space..I prepared my thekua with whole wheat flour,sugar, dessicated coconut and rava and skipped completely the maida and jaggery eventhough these both ingredients are used quite often...These cookies are quite addictive and stay prefect for many days if they are conserved properly..

1cup Wheat flour
1/4cup Powdered sugar
2tsp Dessicated coconut
3tbsp Rava
4tbsp Ghee
Water to knead
Caramom powder as per need
Oil for deepfrying

Take the wheat flour,sugar,dessicated coconut,rava,cardamom powder in a bowl,add the ghee and mix everything for few minutes until they mixture turns  like breadcrumbs,slowly sprinkle the water and knead as stiff dough..roll out the dough into a thick disc and cut the dough with a cookie cutter..

Meanwhile heat the oil in a kadai,drop gently the cookies and fry on both sides until they get well crispy..Arrange in an air tightened box and enjoy for snacks with a cup of tea or coffee..