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Monday, March 22, 2010

Diamond Cuts






Diamond cuts are polular tea time snack. We can easily prepare this by adding fried maida cuts into sugar syrup.

INGREDIENTS:
  • All Purpose Flour/ Maida - 1 cups
  • Hot Water - ½ cup
  • Butter or oil - 1 tsp
  • Sesame seeds - ½ tsp
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Salt - a pinch
  • Oil - for frying.

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Mix Oil or Butter, Salt and Flour.
  • Slowly add warm water.
  • Knead the dough with hands gently until it becomes soft and keep aside for 30 minutes.
  • Make the dough into Small balls and roll as Chappathi.
  • Cut this into small diamonds.
  • Heat oil in a Pan.Deep fry these pieces till golden colour.
  • Remove from Oil and let it cool.
  • Dissolve Sugar in 1  ½  cups water.
  • Boil this syrup in a vessel, stirring constantly till one-thread consistency is reached.
  • Add fried diamond cuts into it and stir them well.
  • Allow them to cool.
  • When it completly cools store them in tight conatiners.
Recommended Combination: Serve with Tea or Coffee.