1 1⁄2 cups flour (maida)
3⁄4 cup sugar
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg(optional)
1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon ghee or 1 tablespoon oil
1⁄2 cup powdered milk
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract(optional)
oil (for deep frying)
1 tablespoon icing sugar
warm water, as needed
Method
- In a bowl beat egg,sugar,vanilla and shortening with the help of an electric beater. If u donot have an electric beater then u may use a whisk or spoon.
- Now in another bowl take flour and add baking powder,salt,Powder milk.Mix well with the help of ur hands.
- Add the egg mixture in flour.Knead with the help of ur hands.
- U will not be able to make a dough, so for kneading dough add a bit of warm water. Keep on adding warm water until u get a dough.The dough should not be very soft or very hard.
- Make 4-6 small balls out of this dough.
- Take a ball on ur palm, flatten it a bit , insert ur fingure in the middle and rotate it.Mke a hole in the middle not so big , not so small.
- Heat oil, and when oil is heated well then fry the Dough nuts (Not all at a time). Fry two or one dough nuts at one time.Be careful about the flame of ur stove it should not be so large. The flame should be medium while frying.
- When the Dough nuts will become brown in colour, Take in a serving dish and sprinkle some icing sugar on it. Donot spread so much icing sugar that they become white. Just sprinkle a pinch of icing sugar on each doughnut.
- ENJOY the quick and easy Doughnuts at evening or when u think of eating something really delicious. u may cut with doughnut cutter also. u may also add ur favourite toppings like chocolate.
