Ooty Varkey | Tea Time Snacks

 Ooty varkey is a famous snacks.Its melt in mouth ,soft and crispy layer like puffs. It has many varieties like sweet,spicy,masala etc.I prepared it in sweet .

Its important to prepare homemade fresh yeast.its give a really soft and good flavour. Saw this video how to layer it.

Ingredients :

All purpose flour -1 cup +1/4 cup
Salt -1/2 tsp
Fresh Yeast -2 tbsp
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Oil -1 tbsp
Butter -1 tbsp +1/4 cup

For Fresh Yeast :
All purpose flour -1/4 cup
Curd -1 tbsp
Sugar -1 tbsp
Water - 1/3 cup

Method :

*First mix the ingredients given under for fresh yeast in a bowl.then cover with a lid and place it in a hot place for 2 days.

*After 2 days the flour will be risen up  well and our fresh yeast is ready !!

*In a bowl mix the 1 cup flour ,2 tbsp fresh yeast ,salt,sugar,Oil and 1 tbsp butter.Mix well .

 *Add water little by little,and make a soft dough.The dough should not be too thick nor thin.Cover with a wet cloth and rest for 1/2 an hour.

 *Then punch out the dough and roll it to a very thin like we do for parotta.Apply 1 tbsp butter and flour.Smear it over all the sides.

 *Then close the both end towards and again apply butter and flour.Smear it

 *Do like it atleast 4 times.The more we do we get more layers.

 *Then roll out the final layer to a 1 inch thick.Cut into horizontally.

 *Take a 1 strip,jut pinch out to little or cut into square shape.

*Preheat the oven at 180°C.Place the varkeys in a greased tray and bake it for 25- 30 mins.

*First it should like not baked but once it wooled down its soft and crispy.

*Dont overbake it otherwise you will be ended up with hard ones.

*Once it cooled down completely stored it in a airtight container .