Kajoor
Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.
Ingredientsfor 8 servings
- 5 Egg
- 250 g Sugar
- 5 small Flour
- 1 tsp Black cumin seeds Karin (jeerakam)
- 4 Cardamom
- 1 pinch Salt
Preparation
Step 1
Beat egg and sugar together.
Step 2
Mix in the cardamom, black cumin seeds and flour.
Step 3
Knead the mixture well to make smooth dough.
Step 4
Make small balls out of the dough and roll it with 1 inch thickness.
Step 5
Slice it to small rectangular pieces or any shape as you wish.
Step 6
Fry it in coconut oil till light brown.
Step 7
You can increase the frying time to make the snack crispier.
Step 8
Serve it as an evening snack.
Tip
Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.
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