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Manish Mehrotra, Culinary Director, Indian Accent The Lodhi, New Delhi
Manish Mehrotra, Culinary Director, Indian Accent The Lodhi, New Delhi
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Ragi Srikhand Cannoli

INGREDIENTS

SRIKHAND

  • Hung yogurt: 500 g
  • Fine sugar: 75 g
  • Saffron: a few strands
  • Green cardamom powder: a pinch
  • Almond powder: 30 g
  • Lime juice: a few drops

CANNOLI

  • Ragi flour: 150 g
  • Refined flour: 100 g
  • Jaggery: 60 ml
  • Desi ghee : 90 g
  • Water: as required

Method

Mix all the srikhand ingredients together and put it in the fridge for chilling. Make a smooth dough using ragi flour, refined flour, jaggery, desi ghee and water. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes and then roll it into a thin sheet of 0.5 mm thickness. Using a round shape-cutter of about 4 cm diameter, cut discs of the flattened dough. Roll each disk on a 2 cm-wide stainless steel pipe to make a cannoli. Bake at 180°C for 8-10 minutes and the cannoli will turn light brown and crisp. Remove from the pipe carefully and fill in the chilled srikhand using a piping bag, and serve immediately. You can make 25-30 pieces of srikhand cannolis using the given quantities of ingredients.

— Manish Mehrotra, Culinary Director, Indian Accent The Lodhi, New Delhi

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