Arsa Roti
Sweet deep-fried rice flour disc with jaggery. Hazaribagh tribal festival sweet with crispy exterior.
Ingredients
Garnish
- Cardamom — 2 piece (ground)
Main
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Rice Flour — 250 g (ground)
- Jaggery — 100 g (whole)
Tempering
- Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Method
- Melt the jaggery with a little water in a pan on low heat, stirring till it dissolves into a smooth syrup, then strain to remove any impurities.
- Add the rice flour and salt to the warm jaggery syrup and mix well to form a soft, smooth dough.
- Crush the cardamom seeds and knead them into the dough for flavour.
- Divide the dough into small portions and flatten each into a small round roti or patty using your palms.
- Heat mustard oil in a kadai on medium heat.
- Slide the shaped rotis into the hot oil and deep fry on low to medium heat, turning occasionally, till both sides turn golden brown and crisp.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper.
- Serve the arsa roti warm or at room temperature.
Common questions
- Arsa Roti ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- हज़ारीबाग अरसा रोटी ko English mein Arsa Roti likhte hain.
- Ek plate Arsa Roti mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 140 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 75 min lagta hai — 60 min taiyari, 15 min pakana.