Coconut –labangalathika

Materials----

Flour for Dough
1) flour – cup
2) Clarified butter(deshi gee) – 3 tbs

3) Sugar – 2 tsp (dust)

4) Salt - 1 pinch

5) Water - 1 cup (as necessary)

For Stuffing

1) Coconut (grated) -1 and half cup

2) Sugar – 4 - 5 tbs (or Add as per your taste)

3) Green Cardamom – 2 (crushed)

4) Raisin - 10 -15 am

5) cashew- 1/4 cup (roughly chopped)

6) Almond - 1/4 cup (roughly chopped)

For Sugar Syrup

1) Sugar - 1 cup

2) Water - 1 cup

3) Green Cardamom - 2 (crushed)

Clove - 8 (one for each lobonglothika)

Methodologies ----------------

1) Make a soft dough & keep it aside for at least 30min

2) To make the stuffing take a nonstick pan then first add grated coconut, sugar then add cardamom powder and mix it well in low simmer

3) Keep stirring until sugar melts properly

4) Now time to add dry fruits ,mix it evenly

5) It must be allowed to cool down

6) Then take a separate pot add sugar, & water keep boiling

7) For enhancing the flavor of the syrup add crushed cardamom (if you wish you can skip that)

8) When the juice get 1 string consistency, it is done switch and turn the gas off.

9) Now take the dough and mash it again for having a soft dough

10) Take small ball from the dough give it a nice round shape using ur hand

11) Now make a round & flatten bread

12) Now add the stuffing in the middle of the bread

13) And fold it from the left & right side

14) Again fold it from the top &

15) Then place the bottom side on the upper side of it

16) Now implant the clove(labanga) in the middle of it

17) Then deep fry it in the oil until golden brown colour appears

18) Then dip it into the sugar syrup

19) 10-12 minutes to soak up into the sugar syrup

your labangalatika is ready for serving…. :)

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