recipe
INGREDIENTS
Warm water ¾ Cup
Sugar 8 & ½ tbsp
Instant yeast 1 tbsp
All-purpose flour (sifted) 3 Cups
Salt ¼ tsp
Butter (melted) 3 tbsp
Eggs 2
Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Milk (warm) 2 & ½ cups
Carrots (peeled) 3-4 medium
Custard powder (Vanilla flavour) 5 tbsp
Cooking oil for frying
Caster sugar as required
Milk chocolate (melted)
METHOD
- In a small jug, add warm water, 2½ tbsp sugar, instant yeast and mix well, cover and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- In a flour kneading machine, add all-purpose flour, salt, butter, eggs & vanilla essence and mix well. Gradually add yeast mixture and knead until dough is formed.
- Gradually add milk and knead until smooth dough is formed (approx. 8-10 minutes) and add all-purpose flour if needed and knead again.
- Grease dough with cooking oil, cover with cling film & let it proof for 1 hour.
- Prepare Carrot Custard: In a bowl, place muslin cloth & finely grate carrots with the help of the grater and squeeze out carrot juice & reserve grated carrots and juice for later use.
- In a frying pan, add grated carrots and dry roast for 2-3 minutes & set aside.
- In a saucepan, add milk and bring it to boil. Add sugar, mix well and cook until sugar is dissolved. Add reserved carrot juice and mix well.
- In the custard powder, add milk and whisk well. Gradually add dissolved custard in milk, mix continuously and cook until it thickens then whisk well.
- Turn off the flame, add dry roasted carrots and mix well. Cover with cling film & let it cool.
- Transfer prepared carrot custard in piping bag and set aside.
- Knead dough again, sprinkle dry flour and knead dough again until smooth.
- Divide dough into 2 portions, take one part, dust dry flour and roll out with the help of rolling pin.
- Cut with the help of the cutter, dust dry flour, and cover with kitchen towel for few minutes (makes 17-18).
- In a wok, heat cooking oil and fry donuts on low flame until golden brown. Let them cool for 10 minutes.
- To fill each donut, carefully crave a small opening in the side of each round, forming a cavity. Fit a piping bag, fill with prepared carrot custard into each donut round and coat with caster sugar.
- Decorate with melted chocolate and serve!
Courtesy: Food Fusion
(Recipe by Kanwal Mohsin)