Sutarfeni

by Kaity Desai

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A sweet and flaky dough garnished with pistachio. A yummy Indian dessert.

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Sutarfeni recipe - How to make Sutarfeni

Traditional Indian Mithai

Preparation Time: 20 Mins Cooking Time: 20 Mins Total Time: 0 mins 4
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Ingredients

1 box of phyllo sheets (shredded phyllo pastry or dough)
4 cups sugar
2 cups water
margarine for frying (preferably crisco)
Finely ground powder ( powdered pistachios , saffron (kesar) strands , powdered almonds (badam) and cardamom powder)

Method

Make 1-strand sugar syrup. let it cool completely for a few hours.
Take the katafi out of the box (a little at a time) and cover it with a damp cloth or paper towel.
Take a few strands at a time and twirl it into a small circle. you can arrange them on a tray and cover with a damp cloth.
Heat the crisco. place the twirled katafi in a deep spoon with holes.
Deep-fry for 30 seconds (please make sure that it does not turn brown in color).
Remove the fried circles and stack them up in piles (it won’t get spoilt)
Using your hand, take each circle and dip thoroughly in the sugar syrup.
Hold it above the container for a minute and let it drain completely.
Place them in the container that you are going to store it in.
Sprinkle the pistachio powder over the sutarfeni.

This recipe was contributed by Kaity Desai on 30 Jul 2002

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