Fried Leavened Bread
Ingredients
Approximately 2 cups flour – 230 grams (8 oz)
Bi-carbonate of soda- 1/2 teaspoon
Curds or yoghurt – 6 tablespoons
Sugar – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Ghee or Oil- 2 tablespoons
Water – 60 ml ( 2 fluid oz)
Oil – For frying.
Method:
Mix 2 tablespoons curds, add sugar, salt, bicarbonate of soda, one tablespoon ghee and two tablespoons flour. Mix well. Sprinkle with a tablespoon of water. Keep covered with damp cloth for eight to ten hours in a warm place, especially in cold weather. By this time the soda will have fermented the paste. Add this to the remaining flour and curds mixing well and gradually add water, kneading and stretching to a soft consistency dough. Add remaining oil and knead again. Cover with muslin cloth rinsed out in hot water, keep in a warm place for three to four hours. Make balls the size of a golf ball and roll out on a floured board to 10 – 13 cm (4″ to 5″) discs. Deep fry in boiling oil as puries.
Mrs.