Amrati Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup yogurt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
3 saffron strands
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
2 drops orange food coloring (optional)
2 tablespoons rose water

Preparation

1. Sift flour and baking powder 3-4 times through sieve.
2. In a separate bowl, mix food color, saffron and yogurt.
3. Now mix yogurt mixture into sifted flour and baking powder. Use warm water (if need). Put aside this batter for 1-2 hours.
4. Place a pan with 2 cup water, rose water and sugar on the stove. Cook it till sugar melts and it changes to sticky golden syrup. Turn off stove and add cardamom powder/essence and stir it for a few minutes.
5. In another pan, heat oil for wok frying.
6. Pour batter in a ketchup dispenser.
7. Squeeze batter from dispenser over the heated oil in coiled circles. Do this randomly to make a thick coil. Fry till light golden.
8. Remove it from oil and put it directly into the golden syrup.
9. Soak it into the syrup for approximately 5 minutes then remove and place it in a dry serving dish.