How to make Ghotab - Popular Middle Eastern deep-fried sweet delight.
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Main Ingredients : Refined flour (maida) (मैदा), Oil (ऑइल)
Cuisine : Middle Eastern
Course : Desserts
Ghotab Recipe Card
Middle Eastern cuisine comprises of food eaten by the people of the various countries of the Middle East. The cuisine of the region is diverse while having a degree of homogeneity. Some commonly used ingredients include olives and olive oil, pitas, honey, sesame seeds, dates, sumac, chickpeas, mint and parsley.
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Prep Time : 1-1.30 hour
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Ghotab Recipe
Refined flour (maida) 3 cups
Oil ¼ cup
Castor sugar (caster sugar) ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons
Yogurt ½ cup
Egg 1
Vanilla essence few drops for drizzling
Baking powder 1 teaspoon
Walnuts ½ cup
Cinnamon powder a pinch
cardamom powder a pinch
Oil for deep-frying
Icing sugar for dusting
Method
Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 3
Grind the walnuts with 2 tablespoons castor sugar, cardamom powder and cinnamon powder to a coarse powder.
Step 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.
Step 5
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Deep-fry the balls till golden brown and crisp.
Step 6
Dust icing sugar on top and serve immediately.
