Rice Fara | Steamed Fara | Fried Fara |

Chawal ke fare | बिना तेल के भाप में बने चावल के फरे । Rice Fara Recipe

Rice Fara is a traditional dish of northern India, it is easier to make and this dish consumes the lesser quantity of oil. It has a lip-smacking taste and it’s every bite melts in the mouth instantly.

Here is a step by step recipe to make Rice Fara along with pictures to make it perfect. Serving it along with green coriander dip makes it more scrumptious.

Direction:

Getting Ready:

For the dough

Boil a cup of water in a vessel along with 2 tsp of clarified butter and a ½ tsp of salt.

After it reaches boiling point, switch off the flame.

Add a cup of rice flour to it and mix well.

After mixing it, cover and rest the dough for a while.

For the stuffing

Soak a ¼ cup of split chickpeas, a ¼ cup of Urad Dal for 3 to 4 hours in the water.

After 3 to 4 hours, grind the soaked Dals coarsely ground.

Add 2 finely chopped green chillies, a tsp of ginger paste, a ½ tsp of red chilli powder, a ¼ tsp of turmeric powder to it.

Add a tsp of coriander powder, some chopped green coriander, a ½ tsp of salt to it.

Mix all the ingredients well and the stuffing is ready.

For assembling the Fara

Pour the dough in a plate and apply some clarified butter on your palms.

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Mash the dough until it reaches to its soft texture.

While mashing it, use 3 to 4 teaspoons of water for it.

Divide the dough into smaller sized dough lumps and roll a dough lump between your palms.

Press to give it a shape of Peda and coat it with dry rice flour.

Flatten the dough lump thickly into a diameter of 3 to 4 inches.

Cut it using a cap of container or glass.

Hold the flattened dough in your palm and place some stuffing over it.

Fold it and assemble all the Faras likewise.

For steam cooking the Fara

Preheat 2 to 3 cups of water in a vessel.

Place a strainer over it and grease it with oil.

Place some Faras over the strainer.

Cook while covering it for 10 minutes on medium to high flame.

Faras will cook after 10 minutes.

For frying the Faras

Preheat a pan.

Chop the assembled Faras twice or thrice.

Add a tbsp of oil in the pan.

Add a ¼ tsp of mustard seeds to it on low flame.

Add a ¼ tsp of cumin seeds, finely chopped green chillies to it.

Add a ¼ tsp of salt, red chilli powder and some green coriander to it.

Add the chopped pieces to it and roast for 1 to 2 minutes.

The Faras will become crispy after 2 minutes.

Suggestions

• Use 1 or 2 teaspoons of water while mashing the dough if it appears stiff.
• You can use a steamer to steam it.