Ooty Varky - Tamil Nadu Special

Ooty Varky is a crisp fried or baked snack from the beautiful hill station Ooty . This is a Tamilnadu Special .

 

September Mega Marathon with the theme Sweets and Snacks has been an interesting journey , where I was aware of all the snacks I made . I had tasted all of them , except for this Ooty Varky . I have been to Ooty , a beautiful hill station in Tamilnadu , but never knew they had this special snack there .

This snack took a back seat and was the last one to be made , so much so that my friends were shocked that I had not completed the marathon till almost mid third week !

Well Gayathri had tried a baked version and shared with us long back , but Harini and Namrata spoke about the fried version ! I found it simpler and went ahead with it .

According to wiki , both fried and baked are popular , but when I checked the videos they only showed the baked . So I assume the baked version is more authentic , perhaps I will make it sometime .

I made the fried ones , but unfortunately there was no one at home to enjoy these . I couldn’t taste as I had got a root canal done and was allowed soft food . I gave these to my cook and her companion , they both finished all these fried beauties with some tea . Their faces spoke ! And I was glad I had finally finished making the long awaited Ooty Varky !

Ooty Varky

Ooty Varky

Ingredients

1/2 cup wheat flour
1 tbsp rice flour
1 tbsp semolina
Pinch salt
Pinch cooking soda
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp ghee
Water for kneading the dough
Oil to deep fry

Method

In a mixing bowl add the wheat flour, rava, rice flour, salt and sugar, mix well.
Add the ghee and mix well.
Gradually add water and knead the dough to a chapati dough consistency .
Pinch out lemon sized balls and roll them .
Deep fry these balls in medium to hot oil till crisp and golden.

Ooty Varky

Sweets and Snacks

Week 1 Sweets

Day1 Gajjar Halwa Spring Rolls

Day 2 Gajjar Halwa Cups with Badaam Pista Kesar Ice cream

Day 3 Motichoor Cheese Cake

Day 4 Kesari Mango Shrikhand with Roasted Almonds

Day 5 Kesari Phirni with Mango & Nuts

Day 6 Rabdi

Week 2 Gujrat – City Specific Specialities

Day 7 Dry Fruit Kachori – Jamnagar Special

Day 8 Papad nu Chavanu – Khambat Special

Day 9 Tum Tum – Nadiad Special

Day 10 Tikha Ganthia – Bhavnagar Special

Day 11 Leelo Chevdo – Vadodara Special

Day 12 Limbu Mari ne Sev

Week 3 Gujrat Festival Special

Day 13 Bajri na Vada

Day 14 Methi Poori

Day 15 Fulwadi

Day 16 Farsi Poori

Day 17 Sada Khakhra – in a griller toster

Day 18 Besan Sev

Week 4 State Specials

Day 19 Pappu Chekkalu -Andhra Pradesh Special

Day 20 Handvo – Gujarat Special

Day 21 Ratlami Sev – Madhya Pradesh Special

Day 22 Kotambir Vadi – Maharashtra Special

Day 23 Kalmi Vada – Rajasthan Special

 

Ooty Varky

Ooty Varky is a crisp fried or baked snack from the beautiful hill station Ooty . This is a Tamilnadu Special .
Course Snack, Tea Time
Cuisine Indian Cuisine
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup wheat flour
  • 1 tbsp rice flour
  • 1 tbsp semolina
  • Pinch salt
  • Pinch cooking soda
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • Water for kneading the dough
  • Oil to deep fry

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl add the wheat flour, rava, rice flour, salt and sugar, mix well.
  • Add the ghee and mix well.
  • Gradually add water and knead the dough to a chapati dough consistency .
  • Pinch out lemon sized balls and roll them .
  • Deep fry these balls in medium to hot oil till crisp and golden.

Notes

Ooty Varky
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6 thoughts on “Ooty Varky – Tamil Nadu Special”

  1. I made the baked version, Amma and maids enjoyed them with tea. Your fried version looks really good. I’m sure you’ll make them again.

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