Ingredients
- SpinneysFOOD All-Purpose Flour 340g
- Milk powder 170g
- Instant yeast 1 tsp
- Corn flour 1 tsp
- Cardamom ½ tsp, ground
- SpinneysFOOD Fine Sea Salt ¼ tsp
- SpinneysFOOD Bottled Drinking Water 300ml, warm
- SpinneysFOOD Seedless Khodri Dates 12
- SpinneysFOOD Pure Sunflower Oil 2l, for frying
- Date syrup or SpinneysFOOD Honey 3 tbsp
- SpinneysFOOD White Sesame Seeds 2 tsp
Nutrition (Per serving)
- Calories 101
- Fat 0.6g
- Saturates 0.1g
- Protein 4.2g
- Carbs 20g
- Sugars 8.1g
Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."
Cardamom and date luqaimat
Middle Eastern 20 Mins Prep · 10 Mins Cook
- Mix the flour, milk powder, instant yeast, corn flour, cardamom and salt in a large bowl. Gradually add the warm water to the dry mixture, combining to form a soft and sticky dough. Add more or less water, as needed.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Halve the dates.
- Place the oil in a large pot or deep frying pan and heat to 160°C.
- Using a teaspoon, scoop out a small amount of dough. Press a date halve into the dough and cover it completely with the dough. Repeat the process with the remaining dough and date halves. Fry the luqaimat, in batches, until golden then drain on kitchen paper towels.
- Drizzle over date syrup or honey, sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve while still hot.