Uttarakhand Style Singhal Recipe

Singhal is a traditional festive recipe from Kumaon, Uttarakhand. It is a deep fried snack recipe which is very popular in that region. I happened to learn this from a friend of Kumaon. Made with semolina, yogurt and banana, Uttarakhand Style Singhal Recipe is mildly sweet fritter dish that is served with adrak chai or qahwa. Course : Snack Ingridients : 1 cup Sooji (Semolina/ Rava) 1/2 cup Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt) 1/2 Ripe Bananas , mashed 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi) Milk , as needed Oil , to deep fry Instructions To prepare Uttarakhand Style Singhal Recipe Take a large mouth bowl. Add semolina, thick yogurt, mashed banana, sugar and green cardamom powder. Mix well.Add enough milk and make a smooth batter.Cover and keep it aside for 3-4 hours.Heat oil in a kadai/deep frying pan.Take a clean plastic bag and make a cut in the end. Fill the bag with semolina batter and press the bag so that batter will reach at the point, where bag has a cut.Drop the batter in the oil in a spiral shape like jalebi. Fry it until golden brown.Drain on an absorbent paper and repeat the process.Serve Uttarakhand Style Singhal Recipe with rabdi as a dessert or with tea as a snack.