Daintras

10 Mithai - Daintras

Syrup

1. Boil the syrup ingredients until thickens into a syrup.

2. Remove from the heat and allow to cool

Daitra

3. Sift the flour into a bowl then add dry ingredients and butter.

4. Mix to form breadcrumbs.

5. Add the yoghurt to make a soft dough.

6. Allow the dough to rest for about an hour or longer.

7. Split to form 3 balls.

8. Roll out each ball into a disk about 3mm thick.

9. Cut with knife or ues a cutter to form shapes of about 2 to 3 cm each.

10. Heat oil in a deep pot. Test if oil is ready by dropping a small pinch of the dough into the oil.  The oil will be ready if the dough rises up to the surface immediately.

11. NB: The oil must not be too hot.

12. Drop a daintra into the oil face down.  It will fall to the bottom of the pot and rise up almost immediately.  

13. NB: Multiple daintras can be fried at a time.

14. Try to keep under the surface with a frying spoon for a few seconds then flip over.  It will form a balloon or develop bubbles.  Remove when it starts to colour lightly.

15. Drain on a paper towel.

16. Drop into the cold syrup then remove into a deep bowl and sprinkle with coconut.