Pheni or Pathir Pheni or Chiroti

This Pheni or Pathir Pheni is a finely ground semolina based or refined flour based sweet which has originated from Karnataka.  It is also called Chiroti a popular Sweet in South-India and done-like Pathiri(Keralite) as Sweet. This recipe is given as the recipe for this month's Indian Cooking Challenge  hosted by Srivalli. I tried a healthier option by baking it but its usually done as deep-fried and served with Badam (Almond) milk. Try this recipe at home. Enjoy this Easy and delectable Dessert at home. Enjoy ur Meal!. Bonappetit!.

Pheni/Pathir Pheni

Ingredients -
1 cup Pheni Rava / Finely ground semolina
4 tsp semolina
5 tsp Ghee
2 tsp Rice Flour
a pinch o salt
Water to knead the dough
Oil + 1 tsp ghee for deep-frying

Directions:
1.Mix together finely ground semolina,semolina, 3 tsp of ghee in solid form till it gets in crumb like texture.
Add a pinch of salt and knead into a soft dough adding water gradually till it be comes softer than the regular chapati dough. Cover with a muslin cloth and set aside for a minimum of 1 hour.

2.Whisk the solid ghee and rice flour until they form a smooth paste and keep it aside.Also make 5-6 balls of the dough and roll out into thin puris.

3.On each rolled out puri, apply the rice flour-ghee paste and layer them one on top of another. Here the number of puris used for layering are 6.

4. Roll the layered puris into a tight log. Keep applying the rice flour-ghee paste as you keep rolling as well.Seal the ends safely.Cut the log into 1 inch pieces and roll out each piece into a thin puri and keep them covered until ready to be fried.

  5. Heat oil with 1 tsp ghee and fry each of the puris taking care that they don't change color on low flame. Remove excess oil using tissues.

6.Sprinkle  powdered or castor sugar on top and serve it along with Badam (Almond) milk.U can also serve it Soaked in sugar syrup or drizzled thick sugar syrup on it.

For the Baked Pheni or Peni:

1.Do step 1 to 4. Preheat the oven to 180 C .Grease or brush the baking tray with butter, arrange the phenis at equal space.

2.Sprinkle powdered or castor sugar on top. Bake it for 15-18 in the centre rack position.Leave it for 15 mins.

Sprinkle  powdered or castor sugar on top and serve it along with Badam (Almond) milk or pour thick sugar syrup on top and Serve.