Description
Thekua Spiced Cookies are traditional Indian snacks made with whole wheat flour, jaggery, and spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup jaggery, grated
- 1/2 cup coconut, grated
- 1/4 cup ghee
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Water as needed
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix flour, jaggery, and salt.
- Add ghee and mix until crumbly.
- Stir in coconut, ginger powder, and cardamom powder.
- Add water gradually to form a dough.
- Shape the dough into small cookies.
- Fry in hot ghee until golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels and let cool.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container.
- Adjust sweetness by adding more or less jaggery.
- For variation, add nuts or dried fruits.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Thekua, Spiced Cookies, Indian Snacks