Cooking, Craft and Sewing............. by Zeenathul Mufliha

SPICY KARASEV

INGREDIENTS:

Besan Flour - 1 cup

Rice Flour - 1 /4 cup

Baking Powder - 1/4 tsp

Black pepper - 1/2 tsp

Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 1

Garlic cloves - 2

Butter - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - deep frying

METHOD:

Sieve the besan and rice flour together.

Add the flour,butter,Baking powder and salt.. mix well.

Grind Garlic and red chilli into a paste. Set aside.

Powder pepper and cumin coarsely. set aside

Now Mix to the flour,ground garlic and chilli paste and pepper and cumin powder.

Add little water to make a thick dough.

The dough should not be soft but little bit hard.

Take a frying pan and add oil to it.

Use ladle with holes [jalli karandi] hold it to the wrong side.

Take a ball size of dough and rub gently to get karasev shape .

This should be done directly holding ladle above the hot oil.

Make sure the flame is low.

Turn to the other side and fry it till the sizzling sound settles..

Remove when turned golden brown.

Drain in tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.

Cool it and store it in airtight containers will last for weeks.

Spicy Karasev is ready to taste..

KALAKALA OR SWEET DIAMOND CUT BISCUITS

INGREDIENTS:

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Sugar - 1/2 cup

butter - 2 tbsp

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Water - 1/2 cup

Salt - pinch

Oil - for deep frying

Method:

Powder the sugar and keep aside.

Take a large bowl add together flour, powdered sugar, butter and salt.

Then knead the dough by adding water slowly make a thick dough.

Let the dough rest for 15 mins.

Now make big lemon sized balls of dough and roll it.

Make 1/2 inch thick rotis.

Cut it into small diamond shape pieces and set it aside.

Heat the oil deep fry till golden brown.

Cool it and store it in air tight container.