Semolina Cute Snacks

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup semolina
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• salt
• 1 1/2 cups coconut, freshly grated
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 pinch of freshly cardamom powder
• ghee, as required

Recipe

• 1 first, put on your prettiest apron and flash your sweetest smile because you are all set to create a marvellous delight in your kitchen that you and your family are going to love!
• 2 now let's start off-- to prepare the dough, boil water in a large pot.
• 3 once it boils, lower flame and allow it to simmer.
• 4 take a bowl and mix semolina and sugar in it.
• 5 add it to the boiling water alongwith salt to taste.
• 6 stir it continuously (this is very important) as you add it and cook it until it becomes a thick mixture.
• 7 remove from flame.
• 8 allow it to cool.
• 9 knead the dough now to make it a little softer.
• 10 now start preparing the stuffing.
• 11 to do so, take a large mixing bowl and in it mix together the freshly grated coconut, sugar and the cardamom powder.
• 12 heat this mixture on medium flame.
• 13 stir it continuously and cook until the mixture dries.
• 14 allow it to cool.
• 15 prepare balls out of the dough you had prepared earlier.
• 16 take a drop or two of ghee and apply it on your palms.
• 17 now carefully flatten each ball on your palm, or rather, in between your palms.
• 18 carefully, make a small non-pierced hole in the centre of each ball.
• 19 place a little stuffing on it and close the hole.
• 20 shape all balls likewise like flattened round cutlets.
• 21 heat ghee in a wok on high flame.
• 22 carefully, lower the semolina delights in the ghee and deep fry them on medium flame till they turn golden brown on either side.
• 23 remove onto clean paper towels to allow the excess oil to drain out.
• 24 now comes the part i love best- garnish each delight with half a cashewnut for the mouth and red half cherries for 2 eyes!
• 25 ain't that pretty, eh!
• 26 eat'em, burp and smile with delight!
• 27 enjoy!