Dry Fruit Karji Kai (Nevri)

Ingredients for the dough

• 2 cups of Maida or all purpose flour,
• a pinch of Salt,
• 3 teaspoons of chiroti rawa,
• A teaspoon of hot oil

Knead all the above ingredients to get consistency of chapathi dough.


Ingredients for the filling inside

• Half cup of grated and dry roasted dried coconut(Khobre in konkani or Kobbari in kannada)
• some chopped dry fruits(Badam,cashew, pista,raisins)
• 2 teaspoon of white till or bili yellu
• 100 grams of grated jaggery

Mix all the above ingredients well and keep them aside.

Method:

• Step1 : Take a small portion of the dough. Roll it . Keep the dry fruit filling in the middle of the rooled dough.
• Step2 : Fold the rolled dough to form an envelop and twist the edges(See Picture). Be careful not to leave any gap , else the filling will spill out. Repeat this step to make some more Karji kai.
• Step3 : Heat oil or ghee for frying .Do not heat oil too much else the food will get burnt without cooking from within.
• Step4 : Carefully put the filled karji kai in the hot oil(Be careful!!). Fry them in medium heat until they are golden brown.
• Step5 : Place them on a tissue paper to remove extra oil.

Serve during festivities or special occasions or any time you wish.