My kitchen never goes short of savouries . Corn chiwda , Tukdis , Alsando , Chaklis are always the favourite among my family members . Alsando is a traditional Konkani savoury . It is called so as it resembles ‘ ‘ Alsando ‘ or long yard beans .

Ingredients :

Maida – 2 cups heaped .

Ghee – 1 ladle .

Ajwain – 1 tsp .

Sugar – 2 tsp .

Salt –  1 tsp .

Oil for deep frying .

Method :

1 In mixing bowl add maida , sugar , salt and ajwain .

2. Heat ghee and add this hot ghee to maida mixture and mix it well .

3. Now add little by little water and make a dough . It should be a firm dough like that of Puri .

4. Close with damp cloth and keep aside for half an hour .

5. Make equal size balls .

6. Take one ball and roll it like chapathi.

7. Cut it into one and half inches size long strips.

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9. Heat oil in kadai fry the alsando strips till it become crispy .

10 . Prepare all  other balls similarly and fry in oil.

11. Your Alsando is ready to eat . You can store these in air tight container for about 15 – 20 days just like Tukdi .