Deep Fried Ravioli with step by step instructions. Ravioli tastes delicious even if its an eggless version.Deep Fried Ravioli is an Italian dish modified as per Indian Taste. These are crispy, crunchy from outside and stuffed with cottage cheese filling. Tastes yum 🙂 easy to make them home. My hubby drooled over these and finished them all. Ravioli are a traditional type of Italian pasta. They are stuffed with filling mainly of cheese. Also the dough is made with flour and eggs.
However I haven’t used eggs for my ravioli dough and it came out well. In fact I am happy I will soon come up with homemade Lasagna soon. Ravioli is quite similar to samosas in India. Even is samosas we fill potatoes, peas and spices in the pocket and deep fry them. Also Gujiya is similar to Ravioli where sweet stuff like dry fruits and evaporated milk is served. For more information on Ravioli click here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravioli.
The best part is no pasta maker Or any other complications required to make this ravioli. Guess this will make your life much easier to make ravioli at home. In fact I have seen a lot of cookery shows and did a lot of research over the net. Finally I decided to go my own way as usual.
I wanna explore more food from different regions across globe. The thirst for food and recipes is increasing day by day. There is not a single day when same food is cooked at my house. I am liking that fact. Anyways I will go an on so here is the recipe 🙂
Let’s make deep fried ravioli recipe stepwise:
1. Combine sifted wheat flour, refined flour and salt on a flat surface. Ensure the surface is dry and dusted with flour so as to knead the dough.
2. Add warm water. Now mix with your fingers it will appear like crumbs.
3. Start kneading the dough. Knead for 7 to 8 mins using all your stamina. Knead from backwards to center for 5 mins. Now add clarified butter Or oil and knead until smooth and soft dough.Allow the dough to rest for 10 mins and keep it covered.
4. While the dough is resting let’s make our Ravioli filling. Wash spinach leaves and chop finely. Mix chopped spinach leaves and cottage cheese. Then combine rest of the ingredients for filling into a mixing bowl. Use your finger Or spoon to evenly blend the mixture into one.
5. Now make small balls form the dough for about 1.5 inch.
6. Dust some flour on the surface and roll them into a round shape and make as thin as possibleCut all four corners with a sharp knife. This will give a sqaure shape.
7. Brush water on the corner of the square. Place the filling on one side of the square leaving some space at the edges. Check the pic you will get an idea how to do it.
8. Now fold one side of the square towards other forming a rectangle shape. Seal the edges with your thumbs else the filling will fall out while frying. Take a fork and give an impression towards the sides of ravioli.
9. Now cut the rectangles in the center.
10. Alternatively you could also give a round shape by taking help of cookie cutter.
11. Place the filling in the center. Brush the edges with water. Wrap from once side to other side. Seal the edges with your thumbs. So now you have both square and round shape raviolis.
12. Take a frying wok Or kadai. Place on high fire until oil is hot. Once oil is hot reduce the flame. Now gently put the raviolis and fry them until golden brown from both sides.
13. Serve deep fried ravioli hot with tomato sauce Or chutney. If you are left with extra dough preserve them into an air tight container and place them in fridge Or freezer for future use.
Eggless Deep Fried Ravioli Recipe and printable version below:
- [b]For Ravioli Dough:[/b]
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1 cup refined flour (maida)
- 1/2 cup semolina
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 tbsp clarified butter (ghee) or oil
- [b]Filling Ingredients:[/b]
- 1 cup spinach leaves chopped finely
- 150 gms cottage cheese
- 1 tbsp cumin seed powder
- 3 green chilies finely chopped
- 1 tbsp black pepper powder
- 1/2 cup mozarella Or any kind of grated cheese
- 1/2 onion chopped finely
- 1 garlic love chopped finely
- black salt Or salt as per taste
- Combine sifted wheat flour, refined flour and salt on a flat surface. Ensure the surface is dry and dusted with flour so as to knead the dough.
- Add warm water. Now mix with your fingers it will appear like crumbs.
- Start kneading the dough. Knead for 7 to 8 mins using all your stamina. Knead from backwards to center for 5 mins. Now add clarified butter Or oil and knead until smooth and soft dough.Allow the dough to rest for 10 mins and keep it covered.
- While the dough is resting let’s make our Ravioli filling. Wash spinach leaves and chop finely. Mix chopped spinach leaves and cottage cheese. Then combine rest of the ingredients for filling into a mixing bowl. Use your finger Or spoon to evenly blend the mixture into one.
- Now make small balls form the dough for about 1.5 inch.
- Dust some flour on the surface and roll them into a round shape. Cut all four corners with a sharp knife. This will give a sqaure shape.
- Brush water on the corner of the square. Place the filling on one side of the square leaving some space at the edges. Check the pic you will get an idea how to do it.
- Now fold one side of the square towards other forming a rectangle shape. Seal the edges with your thumbs else the filling will fall out while frying.
- Now cut the rectangles in the center.
- Take a fork and give an impression towards the sides of ravioli. Alternatively you could also give a round shape by taking help of cookie cutter.
- Place the filling in the center. Brush the edges with water. Wrap from once side to other side. Seal the edges with your thumbs. So now you have both square and round shape raviolis.
- Take a frying wok Or kadai. Place on high fire until oil is hot. Once oil is hot reduce the flame. Now gently put the raviolis and fry them until golden brown from both sides.
- Serve hot with tomato sauce Or chutney. If you are left with extra dough preserve them into an air tight container and place them in fridge Or freezer for future use.
Viviane Bauquet Farre says
What an appealing golden-brown! These ravioli are irresistible – inside and out they look nonpareil!
maria says
Thanks a ton Viviane 🙂
bushra says
hi maria
Great ravioli recipe i love the filling it taste great my son who is veary fussy about eating spnich like it and ask for more . ihave resantly found your website and try few of your recipes i lived in south africa.welldone
maria says
Thanks Bushra 🙂 I am happy your son is eating spinach now…. take care.
Spicie Foodie says
Hi Maria,
Fried ravioli is a new dish to me. But definitely one I have to try. I love the filling too, they just look so good. Thanks for being a part of the YBR:)
maria says
Thanks Nancy I am happy to be a part of YBR 🙂
Geraldine Saucier says
I had Deep Fried Ravioli at a restaurant. It was sooo good – I love it. I always wanted to make it but never found time to look for a recipe. Now I have a recipe – can’t wait to try it. Thanks for the great post!
maria says
You are welcome Geraldine 🙂 I should also thank you for coming here. Deep Fried Raviolis tastes yum do lemme know how it turned out?
suhani says
wonderful Maria..will make them tomorrow as some guests are coming..it will be good as a starter..i just cant wait till tomorrow..felt really great to read that no two meals r the same at your place..also i must say whenever u tell about ur dinner menus i get a lot of help in making mine..thanks keep posting such wonderful menus..
maria says
Thanks Suhani do try them and keep me posted 🙂 ……….. You are welcome Suhani happy cooking for your guests!
Tina@flourtrader says
I cannot blame your hubby, these really are drool worthy. I have had deep fried ravioli but nothing like this-your dough recipe does look incredibly toasty. Pasta dough does not come out like this when fried and always requires some type of bread crumb. I really do need to try your recipe. I am so craving these right now. Well done!
maria says
Thanks Tina do try them for sure 🙂
Suzi says
These look spectacular and I love the no egg dough, I am going to make these hopefully tomorrow. The photos are so appetizing makes you want to snatch one up. Great recipe.
maria says
Thanks Suzi I am glad you liked the pics 🙂 do make these yummy Ravioili 🙂
dassana says
this is a good recipe of an eggless ravioli. have bookmarked to make this recipe soon.
maria says
thanks Dassana 🙂