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Lobongo Lotika
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Bethica DasLobongo Lotika
#Diwalidelights - No Diwali is complete without some traditional Bengali sweets. So here you have some delicious Lobongo Lotika. It is not much found in any sweet shop these days and remains a homemade sweet. It is also very popular in the North & North-East regions of India.
Ingredient
2 cups
maida (Plain flour)
1 cup
khoya (dried whole milk)
1 cup
coconut, grated
1/2 tsp.
cardamom powder
1 tsp.
cloves
1 1/2 cups
sugar
3 cups
water
2 tbsp.
nuts and raisins, sliced
1/4 tsp.
nutmeg powder
pinch
saffron
as needed
ghee for deep frying
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
In a pan, mix khoya, coconut and 3 tbsp. sugar. Cook till well blended.
* Step 2
Add the nuts, raisins, cardamom and nutmeg powder. Keep aside. Knead a stiff dough with flour, water and 3-4 tbsps. of ghee.
* Step 3
Make a syrup of the remaining sugar and water to one thread consistency. Add a pinch of saffron to it and keep aside. Make equal portions of the dough and khoya mix.
* Step 4
Roll out the dough. Put in little khoya and fold over in a rectangular shape, just like a parcel, fixing it with a clove.
* Step 5
Heat ghee and fry the Lobongo Lotika's till golden in colour. Dip in the sugar syrup for a couple of minutes. Drain and serve, hot or cold.
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