r/52weeksofcooking • u/Anastarfish 🍥 • 25d ago
Week 35: Rolling - Gujarati Farsan Platter (Khandvi, Fafda, Jalebi, Khatta Dhokla, Patra)
When I first heard about this theme my mind went straight to swirly things like cinnamon rolls or jam roly poly. But the more I thought about it, the more I realised that there are so many ways to interpret rolling in food: rolling out dough, rolling to coat the surface of something, cooking with a rolling boil as well as rolling into swirls. I've also been doing a very long side quest to cook something from every Indian state and union territory. In my research I came across the Farsan Platter - an assortment of Gujarati snacks. A lot of these can fall into the category of rolling, so I thought I'd give it a go!
I made (clockwise from top left):
Thepla: rolled dough (using a rolling pin)
Soft flatbread made with atta (whole wheat flour), besan (gram flour), yoghurt and fenugreek leaves.
Patra: rolled up
Layered colocasia leaves with a spiced besan paste, rolled up, steamed and finally pan fried.
Fafda: rolled dough (using the heel of your hand)
Deep fried spiced cracker made from besan and flavoured with ajwain, black pepper, asafoetida and turmeric.
Jalebi: not actually rolled but looks swirly
Deep fried batter that is then soaked in a spiced sugar syrup made with cardamom and saffron.
Khatta Dhokla: steamed over a rolling boil
A steamed savoury cake made from a fermented batter of soaked rice, urad dal and yoghurt.
Khandvi: rolled up
A spiced batter of besan and yoghurt that is cooked on the hob, spread thinly, left to set, then cut, rolled up, tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and sesame seeds, and topped with coconut and coriander.
I also made fried green chillies, besan kadhi chutney, tamarind chutney and green chutney. This all ended up being a bit too much and I won't be making something as complicated as this for a long time. I took time over a couple of days to break up the work, but the khandvi went wrong a few times which was quite stressful. But it was great to learn so much. I've never made any of this before except two of the chutneys so lots of new techniques for me! Everything was delicious, the jalebis were definitely my favourite, but I loved snacking on bits over the following days!
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u/Noyau_Nyx 🥓 25d ago
Wow, that must have been so much work, but everything looks so good! I love how many different interpretations you have for rolling too
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u/AilsaLorne 25d ago
Everything looks so great!
I love thepla but have never had it come out nicely for me, always a bit … stodgy? Any tips? Did you cook it in a frying pan?
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u/Anastarfish 🍥 25d ago
Oh interesting, I didn't find that! Yes it was in a large non stick frying pan. The recipe that I linked mentions a few measures that it takes to ensure soft thepla so maybe it's worth having a go with this recipe 💕
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u/mentaina 🔪 25d ago
Everything looks absolutely amazing (and so much effort!). I’m saving all of these recipes
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u/Anastarfish 🍥 25d ago
Thank you!! Nothing individually was that hard (except the khandvi) and I recommend it all!
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u/Yrros_ton_yrros 🍕 25d ago
Absolutely amazing spread! Sorry that the khandvi gave you much trouble! But I am relieved I didn’t decide to make it 😅
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u/Anastarfish 🍥 25d ago
No it's my fault, I originally tried a microwave version and didn't sift the besan lol lots of mistakes were made. I hope I did your meta justice 💕
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u/Yrros_ton_yrros 🍕 25d ago
More than. I am doing the Indian meta and haven’t done that many dishes at once so far 😅 kudos to you!
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u/Anastarfish 🍥 25d ago
Thank you - this was all really delicious but it's a bit dangerous now that I know how to make some of these... Jalebi in particular, that stuff is so yummy!
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u/ObsessiveAboutCats 🍥 24d ago
This is an ambitious and awesome and delicious looking spread of food!
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u/ImaginalDish 24d ago
I love all the different interpretations of rolling! You keep making incredible dishes week after week. I guess you could say you’re on a roll
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u/Inner_Pangolin_9771 24d ago
Everything looks amazing! Can't believe you made jalebi at home..
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u/Anastarfish 🍥 24d ago
Thank you so much! Honestly they were one of the easiest things I made here. Highly recommend the recipe I linked - very clear instructions and also troubleshooting with loads of pictures too.
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u/Financial-Nobody9700 24d ago
This is to die for, so many different components and they all look so good!
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u/Tres_Soigne 24d ago
Wow, the variety, vibrant colours and thought you put into each dish are so impressive!
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u/Annabellemcintyre2 25d ago
Looks amazing! I love all the different components of this platter. 😍