Sutarfeni
by Kaity Desai
A sweet and flaky dough garnished with pistachio. A yummy Indian dessert.
Sutarfeni recipe - How to make Sutarfeni
Preparation Time: 20 Mins Cooking Time: 20 Mins Total Time:
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.
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Hi.....I want to make sutherfeni without using katafi...I want the recipe dough and method of making sutherfeni from scratch...Much appreciated..