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Sweet Diamond Cuts Recipe

Sweet Diamond Cuts Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is also known as maida biscuits and these diamond cuts are coated in sugar syrup which makes crispy and crunchy snack.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 210kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour / Maida
  • Salt a pinch
  • 1 tbsp Ghee or Butter
  • Water as needed
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • ¼ cup Water
  • Oil for Deep Frying

Instructions

  • Take flour, salt, ghee in a bowl and rub with your fingers till it resembles a coarse crumb. Add water slowly and knead to a dough.
  • Let it rest for 30 mins or so.
  • Now take a small portion of dough and roll it little thin. Now cut it into small diamond shape.
  • Heat oil for deep frying, drop the diamond in hot oil and fry till golden. Drain and set aside.
  • Now make the syrup. Heat sugar and water in a pan, mix well till sugar is melted, now boil it and cook till two string consistency. It will be thick.
  • Now add the fried diamond cuts in this and coat it well. As it cools the sugar will harden.
  • Cool this completely and store it in a air tight container. This stays good for 2 weeks..

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
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