‘Kal’kal ki kahani

Talented singer Kenishaa Francis shares a recipe for her favourite Christmas snack, kalkal

Kalkal

Ingredients

Maida 1/2 kg, butter 200 gm, sugar (powdered) 200 gm, Vanilla essence 4 drops, eggs 2 nos, a pinch of salt, edible colours 4 different ones (optional) and oil for deep frying.

Method Mix the butter and powdered sugar together. Beat nicely, until blended.

Add Vanilla essence and a pinch of salt and beat again.

Beat eggs till fluffy. Add this to the butter-sugar mix and blend well.

Add maida to this mixture and knead well, until you get a smooth consistency.

Divide the dough into four parts (if you’re using the food colouring). To each part, add an edible colour and knead well.

Make a small marble-sized ball of the dough and press it on the inner side of a fork and roll in, without pressing hard.

Repeat with the rest of the dough.

Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Drop a few rolls into the oil in batches of the same colour and fry till golden brown or cooked. Do not over fry as kalkals change colour.

— as told to RR