Champakali

                                              CHAMPAKALI / ELO JHELO

INGREDIENTS

• Maida – 1 cup
• Hot oil – 2 tbsp
• Red and green colour few drops[optional ]
• Oil to deep fry
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Water – ½ cup

METHOD

Heat 2 tbsp oil .

Take the flour + salt + hot oil in a big plate and start mixing till crumbly .

Slowly add water and knead it into a pliable dough. [the dough should be tight ]

Add few drops of red colour here and there in the dough and knead again .[ the dough should be of 2 colours  plain and pink or red as seen in the pic ]

Cover with damp cloth and keep aside for sometime .

Divide the dough into equal portions. [ small lemon size ]

Roll them  into thin small pooris. [cover the pooris with cloth , if kept aside ]

Take one poori , make vertical cuts as shown in the pic .[ I used zig zag cutter ]

Take one end of the poori , hold it up and twist roll it till the bottom to form a bud.

Pinch both the ends .

Apply green colour at one end.

Heat oil in deep frying pan on medium flame.

Drop in the kalis and fry  till crisp. [ the bubbling of oil has to stop ]

Remove on a absorbet paper.

Dip it in the sugar syrup for few seconds.

Drain the excess syrup  and keep aside till it cools down completely .

Champakali is ready to serve .

Store it in airtight container.

SUGAR SYRUP – Boil sugar + water till it forms a thick syrup of 2 thread consistency . Add cardamom pwdr  + few strands of saffron .

NOTES

1. You can also add any flavour to the syrup instead of cardamom like cinnamon or nutmey or even vanilla essence .
2. For namkeen champakali [ savoury ] add jeera or ajwain or pepper pwdr or kalonji to the dough .No need of sugar syrup .
3. The syrup has to be warm while dipping the kalis.

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