KUL-KULS

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I got this recipe from my MIL. They are tasty treats commonly given out or sold during the christmas season in India :)

Provided by love4culinary

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 50m

Yield 1 batch

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
4 drops vanilla essence
oil (for frying)

Steps:

  • For frying the kul-kuls you need a deep frying pan and Cooking Oil about 2" depth in the pan.
  • In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, and powdered sugar and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine egg, butter.
  • In a measuring cup measure your milk and add vanilla.
  • Mix the butter and egg well into the flour (so it becomes nice and crumbly).
  • Add the milk mixture a little at a time and knead well.
  • The dough has to be nice and pliable.
  • If too dry add more milk or if it is too sticky adjust by adding flour.
  • Keep the dough covered tso hat it does not dry.
  • Take a little at a time (about the size of a ping pong ball) roll it like a rope 1/2 inch in diameter and then make into small balls.
  • Flatten these balls either on a comb or a fork and then roll along the bake of your fork to make shapes as shown in the photograph (a spiral type effect.
  • Put these onto plates or trays.
  • Heat the oil on a medium setting (do not overheat).
  • Put about a handful of the kul-kuls into the hot oil and fry stirring with a spatula (used for deep frying) til golden (light) brown (till crisp).
  • Reduce heat and remove.
  • Continue frying the rest in the same manner. (Sometimes while frying the kul-kuls the oil starts to froth if so just reduce the heat slightly and keep stirring all the time).
  • I usually put the fried kul-kuls in a bowl lined with paper towels to allow them to drain.
  • Once these are cooled they can be coated with a sugar coating, but they taste best without in my opinon!
  • If you want to know how to coat them with a sugar coating, please contact me :).
  • If you have any questions feel free to Zmail me or find me on the boards!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2078, Fat 109, SaturatedFat 64.6, Cholesterol 684.1, Sodium 1471.2, Carbohydrate 229.6, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 33, Protein 43.4

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