Fennel seed drop-biscuits
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- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- less than 10 mins
- Serve
- Makes 20
These simple biscuits are normally deep-fried, soaked in sugar syrup and served with thick, sweet milky desserts.
By Anjum Anand
Ingredients
- plain flour: 80²µ/2¾´Ç³ú plain flour, sifted
- caster sugar: 70²µ/2½´Ç³ú caster sugar
- milk: 2 tbsp skimmed milk powder
- milk: 140ml/5fl oz milk
- cardamom: 1 brown cardamom pod, seeds removed and ground to a powder in a pestle and mortar
- fennel seeds: 1½ tsp fennel seeds, ground to a powder in a pestle and mortar
- salt: pinch of salt
- ground almonds: 1 tbsp ground almonds
- butter: 2 tbsp butter, melted
- vegetable oil: 4 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil, for frying
Method
Mix together the flour, sugar, powdered and whole milk, spices, salt, almonds and melted butter in a bowl. Leave to rest for ten minutes.
Heat the oil or ghee in a non-stick frying pan and drop small tablespoons of the batter into the pan. Fry over a moderate heat for about 1-2 minutes, turning once, until golden on both sides.
Remove from the pan and drain on kitchen paper. Serve while still slightly warm.
