Sunday, 26 July 2015

Diamond Cuts

Ingredients
Maida(All purpose flour) - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Ghee - 1 tsp
Baking Soda - 1/2
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Oil - to deep fry
Method
Take a clean dry mixer and powder sugar finely. In a mixing bowl add maida,powderd sugar,ghee,salt and mix well.Then add water little by little.
Add enough water and knead it to a soft  dough not too loose nor too tight,Set aside for 15mins. Knead it again and divide the dough into equal parts(lemon sized balls).Take a portion and roll it into a thin circle.Dust flour as and when needed.Roll it as thin as possible.
Using a sharp knife, cut first vertically then horizontally to form small diamonds.Carefully seperate them and make it ready.
Heat oil. Now gently gather the diamonds and drop in a sprinkled way. Cook in medium low flame - turn over for even cooking. Deep fry till golden brown and drain in tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.
Cool down and store in an airtight container.

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