Indian Recipes : Bengali : Lavang Latika Receipe

LAVANG LATIKA RECIPE

• Sieve flour.
  
  
• Mix in oil and enough water to knead into a firm dough.
  
  
• Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside.
  
  
• Bring the sugar and water to boil.
  
  
• Simmer (boil slowly at low temperature) to obtain sugar syrup of three string consistency and keep aside.
  
  
• Heat up one tsp ghee in a pot and fry the semolina till light brown.
  
  
• Mix in milk, sugar and coconut and keep stirring on a low heat up till the mixture becomes thick.
  
  
• Take off from heat.
  
  
• Mix in cardamom powder and nutmeg powder.
  
  
• Cool and divide into 12 portions.
  
  
• Divide the dough into 12 portions.
  
  
• Roll out one portion into a small puri.
  
  
• Put a little stuffing in the centre and fold the puri like an envelope.
  
  
• Stick a clove in the centre to keep it in place.
  
  
• Heat up ghee and fry the latikas on medium heat up till golden brown.
  
  
• Remove and soak them immediately in the hot sugar syrup.
  
  
• Remove and serve after a couple of hours.