LABONGO LATIKA

Thank you Sanoli for this delicious sweet dear

INGREDIENTS:

For outer crust :

Maida - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp 
Pinch of Baking Powder
Ghee -few tsps
Cloves - few

For Stuffing :

Khoya - 200 gm 
Sugar to taste

For Sugar Syrup :

Sugar - 1 Cup 
Water
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp 

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

FOR DOUGH:

1. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, 2 tbsp sugar, ghee and salt. 
2. Knead it to make a smooth dough with little water. Cover with a wet cloth and keep it aside for 20 minutes.
3. Make small balls of it and roll them with the rolling pin.

For Stuffing:

1. In a pan, crush mawa or khoya. Add ½ Cup warm water with Sugar in it. 
2. Heat the pan and keep stirring continuously for about 6-7 minutes till the mixture thickens. Remove from the flame.
3. Add raisins and keep it aside to cool it down.

For Sugar Syrup

Boil 1 cup sugar and ½ cup water in it. Mix vanilla essence to it. Wait for two String consistency of syrup .

For Labongo Latika :

1. Place a spoonful of filling in the center of the rolled dough and fold sides to make a pocket. Seal the pocket with a clove.
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3. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry labongo latika on medium low flame till both sides turn into golden brown.  
4. Remove them from the oil and dip in thick sugar syrup for 4-5 minutes.Remove from syrup and arrange on serving plate. 

Linking it with Divya's SNC Challenge January 2014 , tried this juicy sweet from Sanoli.