Gavvalu
(from Nandini’s recipe box)
Source: http://vanilohith.blogspot.in/2011/12/gavvalu-sweet-shells-from-andhra.html
Categories: Sweets
Ingredients
- Preparation time: 1 1/4 hours
- Servings: 5 - 6 (it depends <img style='border: 0; padding:0' src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/3.gif' alt=';)'/> )
- Ingredients:
- All purpose flour / Maida - 2 cups
- Sooji rava (Semolina) or Chiroti rava - 1/2 cup (see the tips)
- Salt - 1/4 spoon
- Ghee / clarified butter - 3 spoon
- Water to prepare the dough (approx 3/4th cup)
- Oil for deep frying
- For sugar syrup: sugar - 1 cup, water - 1/2 cup, pinch of cardamom powder
- Gavvalu board, a big comb or a fork
Directions
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Mix all purpose flour, rava, salt and ghee in a mixing bowl. Add water little by little and prepare a non – sticky dough. Dough should not be too soft, nor too hard.
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Cover the dough with a lid or a wet cloth and leave it for 20 minutes. Then, take a lemon size dough and prepare small balls out of it.
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Gently press each ball on the comb (or Gavvalu Board) as shown in the picture. Keep the designed surface out and carefully roll the Gavvalu little bit to give the Shell shape.
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Heat oil in a heavy pan and deep fry the prepared Gavvalu in batches on medium or low heat for around five minutes.
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Once the Gavvalu becomes crispy and golden brown, drain the oil and transfer them onto a tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.
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In the meanwhile, combine sugar and water and prepare a thick syrup (may be 2 1/2 thread consistency). Add pinch of cardamom powder and keep it aside.
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Transfer the deep fried Gavvalu to a mixing bowl. Pour 3 – 4 spoons of sugar syrup and mix it thoroughly. Adjust the quantity of sugar syrup according to your taste.
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Spread the sugar coated shells on a plate for 2 minutes to get dried up. Once they are dried up, they won’t be sticky anymore.
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Enjoy the sweet shells with a cup of tea / coffee!
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Tips:
- For giving a crispy touch, I have added sooji rava here. I have got very good results with chiroti rava also. If you wish to use chiroti rava, you can add 2 spoons of sooji rava along with chiroti rava.
- If the dough has become too soft and you are not able to give a nice shape to the Gavvalu, try adding little more sooji rava to the dough.
- Keep the dough closed to avoid becoming dry.