Kulkuls

Kulkuls are  especially popular  during  X’mas  time. Kulkul is a traditional Goan sweet made during Christmas without which Christmas is incomplete. Its a tea-time snack recipe that you can make for your family and munch on it with a hot cup of tea. It forms a part of the goodies prepared for the Christmas festival celebrated in Goa and in and around the city of Mangalore, in the South West coast of India.Traditionally the Christmas goodies, called kuswar is specially prepared by the Catholics in Goa and are distributed to neighbors, friends and relatives during Christmas.It is a deep fried sweet recipe made of maida/All purpose flour,sugar,eggs,semolina and coconut milk.

Cooks in 10 mins

Prep in 10 mins

Total in 20 mins

Cuisine : Indian/AngloIndian

Course : Snack

Shelf life : 10 weeks

Ingredients :

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• ¼ cup semolina
• Clarified butter : 4 tbsp
• 2 pinches salt
• 2 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 2 cups refined oil
•  1/4 cup coconut milk

How to make kulkuls :

step 1

Take a bowl and add semolina and clarified butter/ghee in it. Mix it well till all the clarified butter gets incorporated in the semolina. Keep it aside covered for some time so that the semolina blooms up.

step 2

Add all purpose flour, salt and powdered sugar, coconut milk, salt, egg white,vanilla essence once the semolina has fully puffed up absorbing the ghee.

Knead this into a smooth dough.

step 3

Make logs out of a handful of this dough and cut them to small pieces. To prevent the balls from loosing moisture, cover them with a damp muslin cloth

step 4

Now using a greased fork or a clean comb, gently press the balls into a circle form and then roll it into a curl shape.

step 5

Once done take a deep bottomed pan, keep it on medium flame and heat refined oil in it. Deep fry the curls in it until golden brown in color. Transfer them on a absorbing paper. Once it attains room temperature, store them in an airtight container.