Kulkul (Christmas Kuswar)
Crunchy on the outside, soft and flaky on the inside, kulkuls are a delicious Christmas snack that can be eaten as is or with a cup of tea!
Servings: 4 portions
Ingredients
- ¾ cup maida
- ⅛ cup sooji
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 3 tablespoons sugar powder
- ½ pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons coconut milk
- ½ litre coconut oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Soak sooji in melted butter for 5 minutes.⅛ cup sooji, 1 tablespoon butter
- Add rest of the ingredients except for coconut milk & combine them well.¾ cup maida, 3 tablespoons sugar powder, ½ pinch of salt
- Add coconut milk little by little to make a hard dough. Scoop out about ½ a teaspoon full of dough & form it into a dough ball. Keep it covered with a cloth to avoid the dough getting dry.2 tablespoons coconut milk
- Heat coconut oil for deep frying in a kadai till it's just medium hot.½ litre coconut oil for deep frying
- Make about 20 kal kal shapes from the dough balls, add it to the kadai & deep fry them on low heat till they are light golden. Keep stirring so that the kal kals get evenly fried. It's important to fry them on very low heat to get them fried from inside.
Notes
- kal kals must be cooked on low heat so that they get fried uniformly from inside & out.
Nutrition
Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg