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| | '''Khichu''' or '''Khichiyu''' is a dough for making [[papad]]. People also eat it as a snack. It is made from rice flour, but, other flours are sometimes used. The snack is ready by cooking flour in water like porridge with cumin seeds and an alkaline salt called Papad Khar (An alkaline salt with major components as sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate) and then steaming the lump. It is often served with oil and chilli powder. |
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| | name = khichu (Gujarati dish)
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| | country = [[India]]
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| | region = [[Gujarat]]
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| | type = [[Snack food|Snack]]; as dough for [[papad]]
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| | main_ingredient = [[Rice flour]], [[Cumin]], Alkaline Salt known as Papad Khar
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| [[File:Kheechu (Cooked Rice Flour) Gujarati Food.jpg|thumb|Khichu]]
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| '''Khichu''' is a dough for making [[papad]], however, owing to its taste it is also consumed as a snack or side dish. It is made from rice flour, however, other flours are sometimes used. The snack is prepared by cooking flour in water like porridge with [[cumin]] seeds and an alkaline salt known as Papad Khar (An alkaline salt with major components as [[sodium carbonate]] and [[sodium bicarbonate]])<ref>[http://ir.cftri.com/7301/ Chemical composition of Papad Khar]</ref> and then steaming the lump. It is often served with oil and chilli powder.<ref>[http://www.tarladalal.com/Rice-Khichu-%28-Gujarati-Recipe%29-582r Rice khichu recipe on taraladalal.com]</ref> The name khichiyu or khichu is derived from the ductile nature of the dough.<ref>[http://www.grosse.is-a-geek.com/lunch/khichiya.html Meaning of khichiyu from grosse.is-a-geek.com]</ref> (Khinch in Indic languages means to pull.) | |
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| Papad made from this dough are known as Khichiya Papad. Khichu is traditionally eaten during the monsoon season.
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Latest revision as of 00:05, 23 April 2021
Khichu or Khichiyu is a dough for making papad. People also eat it as a snack. It is made from rice flour, but, other flours are sometimes used. The snack is ready by cooking flour in water like porridge with cumin seeds and an alkaline salt called Papad Khar (An alkaline salt with major components as sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate) and then steaming the lump. It is often served with oil and chilli powder.
