Mande is an authentic, traditional Maharashtrian recipe. This can be a good replacement for Karanji. These just melt in mouth. These taste just awesome. This is Konkan special recipe also known as Madage or Chavade. You can call this open karanji.
Ingredients1 cup Maida
Salt to taste
2 tsp Oil
Water
1 tbsp White sesame seeds
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
1/4 cup grated dry Coconut
Cardamom powder
Oil for frying
Method* Take maida into a dish.
* Add salt, oil and mix everything well together.
* Add a little water at a time and knead a little thick dough like chapatti dough.
* Transfer the dough into a bowl, cover and rest it for about 30 minutes.
* Take sesame seeds into a pan and roast them on low heat until these change the color.
* Take powdered sugar into a bowl. Add dry coconut, roasted sesame seeds, cardamom powder and mix well.
* Stuffing is all ready.
* Take the dough and knead it once more to make nice and even.
* Make small balls from it and make them smooth and even.
* Take a ball and roll it into a small and as thin as possible disc.
* Prick it a little with a fork.
* Heat up oil in a pan.
* Drop the rolled puri into hot oil and fry well from both sides.
* It should not change the color.
* Take the puri out when soft, spread the stuffing on it and fold it into half.
* Again spread the stuffing and fold it into quarter.
* Though it is soft now, it will become nice and crispy on cooling.
* Mande are all ready.