Savoury Kordoi Recipe (Assamese Star Fruit Shaped Snack Recipe)

Aarti Sharma

March 10, 2017

1252 Ratings

Time:Prep: 20 M|Cook: 15 M|Total: 35 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Snack

Cuisine:Assamese

Kordoi recipe is a popular Star Fruit Shaped Snack from North-East Cuisine belongs to Assam. Savoury Kordoi is a dish made with very basic ingredients and so you don't need any special preparation. Kordoi needs to be deep fried. This recipe is generally made during Bihu festival. Serve Savoury Kordoi Recipe (Assamese Star Fruit Shaped Snack Recipe) as an evening snack with green chutney and date and tamarind chutney, and masala chai.

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Ingredients

1/2 Whole Wheat Flour

1-1/2 Onion, finely chopped

2 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, finely chopped

2 Carrot (Gajjar), grated

1/3 Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1/3 Ajwain (Carom seeds)

2 Ghee, for making dough

Oil, to deep fry

Salt, to taste

Instructions for Savoury Kordoi Recipe (Assamese Star Fruit Shaped Snack Recipe)

To prepare Savoury Kordoi Recipe (Assamese Star Fruit Shaped Snack Recipe), in a mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour, chopped onion, coriander leaves, grated carrot, cumin seeds, carom seeds, ghee and salt.

Rub all the ingredients together.

Sprinkle water little by little and make a stiff dough and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes.

Divide the dough into equal balls of big gooseberry size. shape into balls and flatten them.

Roll the ball into a thin disc around 3 inches on a floured surface.

With a sharp knife, cut straight lines, making sure not to cut all the way through. We need the uppermost and bottommost centimeter of the pastry dough to be intact.

From one end, start to make a roll, pinching the ends to bind. Push the two ends of the shaped kordoi gently to plump the middle.

Deep fry in batches until golden brown and crisp.

Drain Savoury Kordoi Recipe (Assamese Star Fruit Shaped Snack Recipe) on an absorbent kitchen towel and serve hot with or green chutney and date and tamarind chutney.