Indian milk balls

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 200 g skimmed milk powder
• 4 tsp semolina
• 4 tbsp flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ vanilla pod(s), the pulp
• 1 tbsp butter, liquid
• 1 pinch of cardamom, ground
• e.g. milk
• 1 tbsp sugar
• e.g. honey or powdered sugar
• Oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

sweet, fried dessert

Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and mix with about 6 tablespoons of milk and the butter. Mix the remaining dry ingredients together. Gradually add the vanilla, butter, and milk mixture. Then add enough milk to form a soft, pliable dough. Form the dough into balls (approx. 2.5 cm in diameter) until all the dough is used up. Heat the oil and fry the balls in batches until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper (adjust the oil temperature so that the balls are ready in about 3 minutes—on my stove, this is level 4 of 6). Don’t add too many balls to the pot at once, as they will still expand slightly. Serve while still hot on a plate or in a dessert bowl and, if desired, drizzle with honey or dust with powdered sugar. The balls are also delicious cold.