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Varkey: The Famous Snack Of The Nilgiri Mountains 

By Jhuisha Lunia

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Varkey is a snack which is preferred by many localities during their tea or coffee time.   It is a soft wheat biscuit which is apt with a cup of coffee or tea

clear glass jars with green leaves

Ingredients 1 ½ cup wheat flour 1 tbsp Rice flour 1 tbsp semolina rava 2 tbsp sugar pinch baking soda ½ cup Water 1 tsp ghee pinch of salt

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Add wheat flour, rava, rice flour,  salt, and sugar. Mix well.   Add ghee for softness and again mix well until ghee dissolves. Add water and prepare a dough. Shape into a lemon size and deep fry. Serve with tea.

Cup of black tea served with honey and lemon