Churuttu recipe or Thin Flour Sheets with sweetened Rice filling

Churuttu or Thin Flour Sheets with sweetened Rice filling is a traditional dessert or snack variety from Kerala.

Sweet and delicious Churuttu recipe is one of a commonly seen product in the bakeries across Central Kerala. Sweet Churuttu has a cone shape with a three spiked pattern on its top. The syrupy ingredient enclosed within a wafer made of all purpose flour (Maida) is prepared using avalose podi. The sugar syrup used along with the Avalose podi oozes down the flour wafer and presents a sweet appearance on the outside. Few drops of vanilla extract is used for an intriguing flavour. The use of crushed or powdered cardamom pods will increase the taste and provides a pleasant aroma. People of all ages would love this dessert variety for its sweet taste. Have a look at the ingredients used and the method of preparation of Churuttu recipe or Thin Flour Sheets with sweetened Rice filling.

Ingredients for making all purpose flour wafer

• 1 cup of all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of oil
• Water as per the requirement
• Fine rice flour as per the requirement
• Salt for the taste

Method of preparation of all purpose flour wafer

• Take the all purpose flour in a mixing bowl and add the salt.
• Pour 1/2 teaspoon of oil and mix it thoroughly.
• Little by little pour in the water and knead the flour to form a soft and smooth dough.
• Take out small portions from the dough and roll it to form 1 inch balls.
• Dip these dough balls in fine rice powder and roll it to a circular shape of very fine thickness.
• Heat up a medium sized griddle, cook the pastry rounds on a low-medium flame for about 30-40 seconds on either side. Also, note that the pastry rounds should still be limp.
• Transfer it to a plate and cover it with a damp cloth so that these would remain moistured.

Ingredients for making the sweet filling

• 2 cups of avalose podi
• 3/4 cup of water
• 1½ teaspoon of lime juice
• 1¼ cup of sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon of Cardamom powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of Vanilla essence

Method of preparation of the fillings

• Take out 1¼ cup of sugar in a mixing bowl, add 1½ teaspoon of lime juice and 3/4 cup of water.
• Heat it in a pan and stir the solution continuously to get a thread like consistency.
• When it’s ready, switch off the flame and transfer the syrup to a bowl.
• Transfer 1/2 cup of syrup to another bowl and keep it for later use.
• Add the cardamom powder and vanilla essence to the remaining syrup.
• Now, add 2 cups of avalose podi and mix it very well.

Final preparation of Churuttu or Thin Flour Sheets with sweetened Rice filling

• Cut each of those cooked pastry rounds into equal halves and apply the syrup on both the edges (from the 1/2 cup of syrup kept in the separate bowl).
• Make each semicircular pastry into a cone shape with the wet edges facing the top.
• Stuff the cones with the prepared fillings and close the opening on top by squeezing the three fingers of your right hand.
• This gives rise to a three spiked pattern on the top surface of Churuttu.  Keep it aside for 2 hours.
• The syrup from the fillings would moisture the all-purpose flour wafer.
• Serve it as a snack or a dessert dish. Store the remaining ones in an airtight container for later use.