Kulkul

Kulkuls

Awesome snacks for the family, Kulkuls are made all over India at Christmas time. They are fun to make and tasty to eat too. Here’s the recipe to make Kulkuls.

Ingredients:

1/2 kg plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 eggs

1 cup coconut cream

4 tbsps sugar, powdered

1 tbsp butter

Oil for deep frying

1 cup sugar (granulated)

3-4 tbsps water

Preparation:

Mix the flour and baking powder well.

Add the butter a little at a time, mixing gently.

Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and add them to the flour-butter mix.

Add the powdered sugar and coconut milk to this and mix into a soft dough.

Form the dough into small marble-sized balls.

Grease the back of a fork with some oil and flatten and press a ball of dough onto it.

Starting at one end, roll the dough off the fork and into a tight curl. The end result will be a tube-like curl with the design from the fork on it! Make the remaining dough similarly till it is all used up.

Heat oil in a deep pan, on medium flame.

When hot, fry the kulkuls in it, making sure to turn often, till they are a light golden brown in color. Drain and cool on paper towels.

Take sugar and water in a separate pan and cook till the sugar melts fully.

Put the cooled kulkuls into this sugar syrup and coat well.

Remove and allow sitting in a plate till the sugar encrusts on the kulkuls. 

When fully cooled, you can store the kulkuls for a considerable amount of time if kept in an air-tight container.