Suwari or Suvari is a unique and traditional snack that can be seen in many Gujarati households during Diwali festival, unfortunately in this modern era, this old school gem is losing its popularity. It's mildly sweet, crispy, crunchy yet melts in your mouth and these deep-fried thin crackers are my favourite. Suwari translates Smooth. These crackers made using Plain flour, Ghee, Sugar and Sesame seeds. Although these delicious crackers are specially made for Diwali, we don't serve these to guests. Nowadays it is considered as old fashion but for family members, it's a favourite tea-time munchies during the festive holiday.
Traditional Suwari is normally made without any flavours, but I made small batch with cardamom flavours along with plain Suwari. If you are a fan of traditional recipes, make it on this Diwali !
You will need :-
- 250 g plain flour
- 75 g sugar
- 1 tbsp. sesame seeds lightly crushed
- Pinch Cardamom powder ( optional )
- 4 tbsp.Ghee ( melted )
- Ghee or oil for deep fry
Method :-
In 5-6 tbsp. water dissolve sugar and leave it aside. ( I used milk )
In a big plate sieve plain flour and melted ghee and mix well.
Add sesame seeds and cardamom powder.
Add sugary water and once again mix well.
Knead the dough, if you need more water add very little.
Knead the dough for 10-12 minutes.
Divide the dough into equal pieces.
Keep the dough balls covered with a clean kitchen towel.
Make balls and roll out in a circle very thinly.
Keep them separate on a clean kitchen towel and let it dry little.
Repeat with the remaining balls.
Heat ghee or oil in kadai on a medium heat.
Slip one or two rolled suwari in hot oil or ghee and fry without getting pink or brown. ( fry like papad )
Remove it from the kadai and leave it separate to cool down quickly, once it cools, it will become crispier)
Let it completely cool down , then store in a air tight container.
Enjoy with glass of milk or masala chai.
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Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen says
Wow that looks tempting jagruti, yes these days we don’t get to make snacks which we have enjoyed as kids! good food sure to bring back great memories with it! Love the beautiful capture in serene whites!
priya says
"aa mara mate navu che". I have never tried this crisp pooris / crakers 🙁 .. It is similar to shakkarpara i guess ..
jcookingodyssey says
Hahaha..Gujju and never heard of this, I am surprised! I guess you are from younger generations 🙂 No, actually these doesn't taste like shakkarpara. Do try it
code2cook says
wow this suwari snack was served when we visited our son's friend party. dint know the name that time but loved the crunch and taste of this Gujarati recipe. Looks absolutely tempting snack and a must try recipe.
spoonsofflavor says
Wow..so crispy crunchy snack ! Perfect with a a cup of hot tea. Will try this sometime.
Pavani says
Wow, what a delicious Gujarati style cracker. I had these Once in my Gujarati friend house. They taste so crisp and yum yum.
Poonam Bachhav says
The crackers look very inviting Jagruti ! They would make perfect tea time snack..would love to try the recipe with whole wheat flour.
JollyHomemadeRecipes says
Yum yum! What a delicious and festive looking Gujarati style sweet crackers. Just perfect timing! 🙂
Archana says
You reminded me of my mum. She made these by the barrels so that we could munch on them.
cookwithrenu says
Perfect as a tea time snack and a favorite Diwali snack. Loved your presentation
Unknown says
Oh my!!! these would make an awesome snack for visitors during the festive season. I love your props.
jayashree says
These are new to me,would love to try these sometime. Thanks for sharing.
Unknown says
food and childhood memories are so interwoven! loved this old classic!
Lathiya says
Lovely share dear.. interesting recipe..love to try..can we substitute Whole wheat flour for plain? The size of this is smaller than Puri?
jcookingodyssey says
Thank you Lathiya! If you really want to enjoy an authentic way this dish then make with plain flour, however you can make with whole wheat flour. It's up to you whatever size you prefer, no rules in that 🙂
Mayuri Patel says
Jagruti you've brought back some memories. My foi sasu loves them and always used to make them for Diwali. Whenever we went to help to roll out mathias, we would also help her to roll out the suvari, hers being thin. She's old now and no one makes suvari. Perhaps I should surprise her this Diwali by making these delicious sweet snack.
End of the fork says
These look quite delightful. I think I've had something similar with cumin seeds instead of sesame seeds.