Elo Jhelo Nimki

Preparation:30 mins
Cook: 45 mins
Total Time: 751 hours 15 minutes
Servings: Makes 1 serving

Ingredients

plain flour (maida)
3 tbsp refined oil
salt to taste
sugar
1 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
2 to 3 cups oil for deep frying

Method

Combine plain flour, 3 tbsp oil, nigella seeds, salt and sugar in a deep bowl and knead into a semi stiff dough.Divide the dough into equal portions and roll like a chapati.With a sharp knife make 1 cm wide parallel slits in the centre of the chapati.Leaving 1 cm off the edge.Now hold both the ends and give a twist to those cuts and lock both the edges by pressing with your fingers.Repeat the above step for the remaining dough.Heat oil in a deep kadhai and fry the elo jhelos on a medium flame till golden brown.Store them in air tight container and use as required.
Handy tip:
Handy tip:For my convenience, I cut the rolled chapati into half and made 2 elo jhelo from 1 chapati. Normally, people prepare one elo jhelo from one chapati.