In a mixing bowl, add 250 grams or 2.5 cup gram flour in it.
Now, in a bowl, add ½ cup water, ½ cup oil, ½ tsp gathiya soda, crushed black pepper, ajwain, and salt to taste.
Mix with a hand whisker till it becomes a frothy white emulsion
Add mixture into dough and mix everything to make a soft dough.
Then in the dough, add little water at a time and make soft dough for gathiya.
Heat oil on medium flame. Put a small portion of dough into it, if it immediately comes to the surface without changing into brown then the oil is ready for frying.
Lower the heat on medium-low and then place champakali gathiya zara properly on kadai and grease with oil.
Then place soft dough on gathiya maker and rub it with your palm. Deep fry on medium heat till they turn crispy.
For another method, place the star chakri plate in a greased sevmaker and fill it with dough. The above hot oil moves the machine into circular motion.
Also, deep fry all gathiya on medium heat till it becomes crispy.
For methi flavor champakali gathiya, in the dough, add little water at a time and make soft dough for gathiya. Then add chopped methi leaves and mix well.
Then place dough on gathiya maker and rub it with your palm. Deep fry on medium heat till they turn crispy.
Methi flavor champakali gathiya is ready to serve.