LOLI(PUNJABI)

loli
(punjabi)

250g wheat flour
125g sugar
100ml water
3tbsp ghee
ghee or oil for shallow frying
melt the sugar and add the water to make a syrup
knead the flour with this sugar syrup and the ghee to form a thick and hard dough
divide it into large portions
take a fist size lump of dough and roll into a 5" diameter circle with the help of a rolling pin dusting with flour, if required
the dough will be rolled out to about 1/2" in thickness
make light criss cross insertions with a knife on the surface of the rolled out dough
heat a tava(griddle) and shallow fry the loli on a very low flame adding ghee from time to time and cooking the loli on both sides till it is crisp cooked well inside and on both sides
to get the best taste this loli is cooked on a very low flame though it is time consuming
serve hot or cold with pickle