Suhali
Deep fried, crisp and sweet. This is how I how I describe my childhood favorite tea time snack~Suhali (plural – suhaliyaan). They are just like poori, but rolled a little thinner than poori for a crisp end result and sprinkled generously with powdered sugar after being deep fried.
Suhali – Deep fried Sweet Discs
Ingredients:
All Purpose flour/Maida – 3 cups
Salt – to taste
Canola oil – 3 tbsp
Water
Oil to deep fry
Powdered sugar as topping
Method:
Mix flour, oil and salt in a bowl. Add water little by little to make a soft dough. Knead for a couple of minutes. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and keep aside for 15-20 minutes. Knead again for 5 minutes. Pinch off walnut-size balls of dough and roll them between the palms of your hands to smooth round balls. Cover the balls with a kitchen towel. One by one roll the balls into thin discs using as little flour as possible.
Deep fry the discs in hot oil in a deep kadai/wok on both sides until golden and crisp. Remove them using a slotted spoon from hot oil and place on a platter. Immediately sprinkle the fried suhali with powdered sugar. Continue until all are done. Serve when cool. Store at room temperature. Finish within a week.
Note:
1. It is necessary that you roll the discs for suhali preparation thinner than you roll for poori.
2. You can add ghee and cold milk to the flour instead of oil and water respectively to make the dough if you wish. My aunt even adds a spoon or two of semolina to the dough.
3. Use as little flour as possible while rolling the suhali.
Luv,
Mona
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July 21st, 2010 at 2:46 am
Droolworthy suhali..looks super delicious..
July 21st, 2010 at 10:34 am
dear, which type of cuisine is this? I am loving this one. I will surely make it soon 🙂
Please respond me back on my email or on my blog.
Priya, this is Hyderabadi cuisine.
July 21st, 2010 at 11:23 am
wow, looks like the fried dough version available here 🙂 yummy 🙂
July 21st, 2010 at 11:52 am
Deep fried sweets sound good to me!
July 22nd, 2010 at 4:31 pm
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July 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
This is something I would love to eat
July 24th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Suhalis were my childhood favorite, i still love them , for me this is mouth watering and brings back fond memories
July 24th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
wow i didnt know this was a hyderabadi dish
looks yum