Thekua
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Crisp wheat-and-jaggery cookies pressed in wooden moulds. The sacred prasad of Chhath Puja.
Region: Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar PradeshOccasion: Chhath PujaTime: 45 minServes: About 20 piecesVegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole-wheat flour
- ¾ cup grated jaggery
- ½ cup water
- 3 tbsp ghee
- 2 tbsp grated dry coconut
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- Ghee or oil for frying
Method
- Warm the water and dissolve the jaggery in it. Let it cool.
- Rub the ghee into the flour. Add coconut, fennel and cardamom.
- Knead into a stiff dough with the jaggery water.
- Press small portions on a wooden thekua mould (sancha), or press with a fork to make a pattern.
- Fry on low-medium heat until deep brown and crisp. Cool before storing.
History
Thekua has been made for generations in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Significance
It is the main prasad of Chhath Puja, offered to Surya (the Sun) and Chhathi Maiya. It is prepared with great care for purity, often on a new clay stove.