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Ghotab

Popular Middle Eastern deep-fried sweet delight. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Ghotab
Main Ingredients Refined flour (maida), Oil
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Course Desserts
Prep Time 1-1.30 hour
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Sweet
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Non Veg
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Ingredients list for Ghotab

  • 3 cups Refined flour (maida)
  • ¼ cup Oil
  • ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons Castor sugar (caster sugar)
  • ½ cup Yogurt
  • 1 Egg
  • for drizzling Vanilla essence few drops
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ cup Walnuts
  • a pinch Cinnamon powder
  • a pinch cardamom powder
  • for deep-frying Oil
  • for dusting Icing sugar

Method

  1. Blend together oil, ¼ cup castor sugar and yogurt till well combined. Add egg and vanilla essence and blend till the egg is well incorporated. Transfer into a bowl.
  2. Sift together flour and baking powder into the egg mixture and mix lightly. Cover with a cling film and set aside for 1 hour.
  3. Grind the walnuts with 2 tablespoons castor sugar, cardamom powder and cinnamon powder to a coarse powder.
  4. Divide the flour mixture into 12 small portions and roll into thick circles. Stuff each with a portion of walnut mixture, bring the edges together and seal. Roll into a ball.
  5. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Deep-fry the balls till golden brown and crisp.
  6. Dust icing sugar on top and serve immediately.
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