Gakhar

Gakhar is a Mughlai Bread made of wheat flour and consumed with vegetarian or non-vegetarian curried dishes. It is made in a layered fashion and the layers are known as par. Its caloric value is high due to lavish use of pure ghee. But, it tastes wonderful. It can be consumed with tea or dal too.

Ingredients :

Wheat flour : ¼ kg

Cooking oil : 4 tbspns

Water as required

Salt to taste

Ghee (clarified butter ) : 8 tbspns

Makes 4 delicious gakhars

Method :

Add salt and cooking oil to wheat flour and knead it by adding required quantity of water to it. Make balls of kneaded flour the size of a medium sized orange. Roll out the ball on a rolling board with a rolling pin using dry flour so that it does not stick to the board. Apply oil on the rolled out chapati and sprinkle dry flour over it. With a knife make a cut on the rolled out chapati from center to the periphery. Roll the cut end of the chapatti and carry it all around its circumference so as to make a cone. Now, flatten the layered cone from its narrow end to the wider end. Using dry wheat flour roll this gakhar slightly so that it becomes about 2 cms thick.

In a pressure cooker pour water at the bottom. Place these gakhars side by side in the cooker containers. Do NOT put the cooker weight over the lid. Steam the gakhars for 15 minutes. Open cooker, take out the gakhars and place them on a sieve and allow them to cool. Next, roast them in an oven so that they get cooked and turn golden brown. When still hot hold them in a cotton cloth and gently squeeze them so that the layers or pars open up. Put them in a non-stick pan and pour boiling hot pure ghee, 2 tbspns over each gakhar. Your gakhars are hot and ready to be served with your favorite veg or non-veg curry, dal, or tea.