Thekua Recipe | Traditional Bihari Sweet Snack

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup semolina (fine)
• 3/4 cup jaggery (grated or powdered)
• 1/2 cup ghee (clarified butter), melted
• 1/4 cup desiccated coconut (unsweetened)
• 1/4 cup milk (as needed for kneading)
• 1/4 cup chopped cashews
• 2 tablespoons golden raisins
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds (lightly crushed)
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder (freshly ground)
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly grated)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Vegetable oil or ghee, for deep frying