Recipe - Kushli (Coconut And Cream Of Wheat Dessert)

1 cup Flour (all purpose)
1 pn Salt
1 pn Baking soda
6 tablespoon Butter/oleo
One half cup Water
One half cup Coconut, fresh and shredded
2 tablespoon Almonds, blanched
1 cup Cream of wheat
1 cup Sugar
10 Cordamom pods
2 tablespoon Raisins
Vegetable oil for deep fryng

Sift flour, salt and baking soda together. Rub in 2 tablespoon butter/oleo.
Prepare a stiff dough with some water, about One half cup. Set aside.

To prepare the pastry filling, heat remaining butter/oleo in a skillet.
Add coconut, almonds and cream of wheat. Cook until mixture is golden.

Remove seeds from the 10 cardamom pods.

Add sugar, cardamom seeds and raisins. Cook until sugar is completely
dissolved, about 5 to 7 mins.

Divide dough into 12 equal portions. Roll each portion into a 4in round.
Place some filling on half of the round, leaving One fourth inch border around
the edge. Fold the other half over the mixture and seal edges completely.

Heat vegetables oil for deep frying. Fry the pasteries until golden.

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