Luqaimat/Traditional Arabic Sweet Dumplings

Name: Luqaimat/Traditional Arabic Sweet Dumplings
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 3/4 All Purpose flour or Maida; 7 gm sachet of Active Dry yeast; 1-2 cups Milk; 1 cup Water; 1 cup Sugar; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; 3-4 Saffron strands

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It translates to 'bite sized' dumplings and are traditionally made in Ramadan. These are fried and then coated with Date syrup. But they can be sweetened with Sugar syrup too. Simple dessert with minimal ingredients. Can be used as snack and served at tea-time. Crunchy on the outside and soft melt in mouth texture inside. Can be topped with Sesame Seeds. And as a twist to them, they can be garnished with slivered Dry fruits and drizzled with Chocolate syrup or melted Chocolate too. The variations are endless. No matter how you serve them, they taste still the same. Absolutely delicious and delightful.
Happy Month of Ramadan everyone!
Enjoy Cooking with Zee!

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Ingredients

25 minutes

8 servings

1 3/4All Purpose flour or Maida
7 gmsachet of Active Dry yeast
1-2 cupsMilk
1 cupWater
1 cupSugar
1/2 tspCardamom powder
3-4Saffron strands

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Add all the ingredients mentioned to a bowl and mix with the help of a spatula or a ladle. Milk depends upon the quality of the flour used. So use it accordingly. It must be a smooth but a semi thick batter. Do not knead like a dough. It's very sticky too. Keep aside well covered for about 30-40 minutes.
2

Since it's Summer season, the batter gets fermented very soon. Heat Oil on a low heat. Take two spoons and drop small balls of the batter into it pushing it with the help of another one. It is important because the batter is sticky and you cannot drop the balls easily. Please take care while frying them. They get done very easily and frying doesn't take much of your time.
3

Make a one string consistency sugar syrup adding Cardamom powder and a few strands of Saffron. After done with frying, dunk these little balls in this warm sugar syrup. Toss well to coat all of them. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

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ZMA @zesty5

on May 06, 2020 00:50

Homemaker by choice and a passionate cook by heart. An aspiring cook who actually never knew anything about Cooking until i became a mother myself.With Motherhood came the responsibilities as well and this was the turning point in my life.I started to learn the ABC's of cooking, taking help from my mother and my MIL. And time just flew. I spread my wings higher and higher. With my love for excellence and innovation, i stepped into a world of homecooks with my exposure to Cookpad one fine day on the social media. And there was no looking back since then and i have not only shared recipes here on this wonderful platform but also have made some lovely friends as well. Today iam successful because of my hard work, dedication and loads of good wishes of my family and my kids in particular.