Gol Gappay

Gol Gappas are traditional Indian and Pakistani Street Food. People really enjoy them while out and about shopping etc. Gol Gappas are really yummy and are a firm favourite with women! (For no particular reason other than that they are sweet and tangy!). Here's a recipe for for you to enjoy Gol Gappas at home! I made them and my hubby loved these!

Gol Gappay:

Semolina/sooji: 1 cup
Flour: 2-3 tbsp
Baking soda: 1/3 tsp
Salt: 1/4 tsp
Water: to knead.

Method:

1. Take semolina, flour, baking soda and salt in a big bowl. Add water and knead to form a dough. It should be slightly hard.
2. Cover it with a damp (wet) cloth. Keep covered for 30 minutes.
3. Then after 30 min, take out the dough and knead again.
4. Dust the surface with flour and roll out the dough thinly into a large circle. It should be about 0.2 cm in thickness.
5. Now with a round cookie cutter or a cap of about 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter, cut round discs in the dough.
6. Make as many discs as you can. Then make the ball again of the remaining dough and repeat the procedure.
7. Keep the discs covered under a damp cloth.
8. In a wok, heat oil. It should be moderately hot. Put one disc in the oil to check if it's puffing up.
9. As soon as you put the disc in the oil, press it slightly in the oil with a slotted spoon and it should puff up. When it turns golden, turn it to cook from the other side. It should take less than a minute. Cook all the discs the same way, one at a time.
10. Take them out on a kitchen towel.

For making the chickpeas take

Boiled Chickpeas
Fresh coriander
Green or red chilli
Onions finely chopped
Boiled potatoes: finely chopped
Salt
Chaat masala
Lemon juice

Make mint and yogurt raita and dilute a bit with water

Make imli ki chutni (tamarind sauce) and dilute with water.

To serve, put the gol gappas in a plate, break the top of the gol gappas. Serve with chickpeas, imli pani and yogurt raita. With a spoon fill the gol gappa with all the fillings and enjoy!