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Food Friday: Diwali Khakariya

Something delicious for Diwali, gorgeous Khakariya cooked by Tanvi Kant and her mum in their kitchen in Leicester.

Ingredients

300 grams plain flour
100ml milk
1 tsp ground cardamon
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
6 heaped tbsp sugar
4 tbsp sesame seeds soaked in water for at least a few hours
4 tbsp ghee
250ml vegetable oil for frying

Method

Warm milk in pan until sugar dissolves, add ground cardamon, grated nutmeg. In a large bowl add the flour and mix in the sesame seeds. To this mix in the ghee. Slowly pour in the sweet spiced milk until it forms a dough. Make small balls, about half of the size of a golf ball, and roll out circles that are roughly 4" in diameter. Spread the rolled circles onto a fabric or tissue and leave for 6 - 8 hours. In a deep frying pan heat the oil until a small amount of dough rises up and bubbles. Fry one or two at a time till golden brown.

These will keep in an airtight container for a week, but they may not last that long!

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Duration:

12 minutes