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Ghotaab - Iran

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 medium eggs
100 g yoghurt
100 g cooking oil
150 g flour
one tsp baking powder
250 g almonds
150 g fine Caster sugar
1 tbsp cardamom powder

Method

  1. Separate egg-yolks and mix well with baking powder, cooking oil and yogurt.
  2. Add flour gradually while stirring the mix. Pour the dough in a plastic bag and leave for 1-2 hours.
  3. Peel and ground almonds. Mix well with sugar and cardamom powder.
  4. Spread some flour on a table-top. Make orange-sized balls from the dough. Flatten the ball on the table-top to a thickness of 0.5 cm using a roller.
  5. Cut circles into the dough with a pastry cutter.
  6. Place some of the almond-sugar mix at the centre of each circle. Bring the edges of the circle together and press to close completely.
  7. Fry in pre-heated oil until colour changes. Drain the excess oil, then roll in fine sugar.

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