In a bowl, mix together maida, salt, sugar, and oil to form a crumbly mixture.

Add enough water to make it into a soft pliable dough.

Cover and set aside for two hours. You can even let it sit overnight at room temperature. Preheat oven to 180°C.

Take the dough onto the counter.

Apply generous oil so that it doesn't stick to the counter.

Roll it into a thin rectangle which should be transparent enough to see through.

Pour two or three tablespoons of oil on the rectangle and add three tablespoons of flour.

Mix well to make a spreadable paste. Add more oil or flour if needed.

Spread the paste evenly on the entire rectangle.

Fold 1/3rd of the rectangle inside and fold the opposite side also inside to form a letter fold.

Now pour more oil and add flour and make a paste and cover the surface entirely.

Again fold twice to make a letter fold and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Now roll it into a thin rectangle again.

Slice it into 5 equal stripes using a pizza cutter.

Lift each stripe, pull some dough from it and roughly make it into a round shape pinching the top.

If you are stuffing, then place the chocolate over the strips and roughly cover it up.

Arrange them on a tray.

Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until the varkis are brown. I baked in a microwave convection oven and after 45 mins at 185, I had to bake for 5 more mins at 200 C

Allow to cool and store it well.