Khajur Recipe(Afghani Khajoor) is one of the famous pastries in Afghanistan. Among the ingredients, Cardamom is the most important one as it gives it a nice flavor and aroma. When mixing all purpose flour, Do not add it all at once… start adding it until you get a soft dough…while kneading dough your hands might get sticky which is normal…you can wet it with water to make it easier to continue… You can cover the dough with a piece of clothing to keep it warm as it helps it rise quickly. Once Khajur Recipe(Afghani Khajoor)  is given the unique and beautiful shape, it is fried in deep oil until golden brown. It is served with some hot cardamom tea. Tea is drunk a lot throughout the day on any day by Afghans. It is a big part of hospitality in Afghanistan…A guest is always offered some tea and made feel welcome. There are many health benefits to using cardamom on a regular basis. It has antibacterial and therapeutic effects. Enjoy this delicious recipe, click here to make some cardamom tea with milk(Sheer chai Afghan) to go with it.

What you need to make Khajur Recipe(Afghani Khajoor)

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Ingredients

• Milk, 1/2 Cup

• Cooking Oil,1/4 Cup

• 2 eggs

• Yeast ,1 tbsp

• Baking Powder, 1 tsp

• Cardamom, 1/2 tbsp

• Sugar, 1 Cup

• All Purpose Flour, 3 Cups

How you make Khajur Recipe(Afghani Khajoor)

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Directions

• In a bowl, Add milk, cooking oil, eggs, Yeast, Baking Powder, Cardamom, sugar and Mix Well.
• Once all your ingredients are mixed well, start adding the flour until you get a soft dough.
• knead dough for few minutes (wet hands with water if it gets too sticky).
• Cover the dough with a plastic cover.
• Put a piece of clothing on it to keep it warm as it helps it rise quickly.
• Let it Rest for two hours.
• Form dough into tiny balls:
• Flatten them against the convex surface of a sieve then roll it up loosely and seal to give it a unique and beautiful shape:
• Fry them in deep oil until golden brown.
• Serve with some hot cardamom Tea with milk (Sheer chai Afghan):

Khajur Recipe(Afghani Khajoor)

Recipe by Afghan Yummy FoodCuisine: Afghan

Servings

10

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Resting Time

2

hours 

Total time

2

hours 

45

minutes

Khajur Recipe(Afghani Khajoor) is one of the famous pastries in Afghanistan.

Ingredients

• Milk, 1/2 Cup

• Cooking Oil,1/4 Cup

• 2 eggs

• Yeast ,1 tbsp

• Baking Powder, 1 tsp

• Cardamom, 1/2 tbsp

• Sugar, 1 Cup

• All Purpose Flour, 3 Cups

Directions

• In a bowl, Add milk, cooking oil, eggs, Yeast, Baking Powder, Cardamom, sugar and Mix Well.
• Once all your ingredients are mixed well, start adding the flour until you get a soft dough
• knead dough for few minutes (wet hands with water if it gets too sticky)
• Cover the dough with a plastic cover
• Put a piece of clothing on it to keep it warm
• Let it Rest for two hours
• Form dough into tiny balls
• Flatten them against the convex surface of a sieve then roll it up loosely and seal to give it a unique and beautiful shape:
• Fry them in deep oil until golden brown
• Serve with some hot cardamom Tea with milk (Sheer chai Afghan):

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Notes

• Among the ingredients, Cardamom is the most important one as it gives it a nice flavor and aroma. When mixing all purpose flour, Do not add it all at once… start adding it until you get a soft dough…while kneading dough your hands might get sticky which is normal…you can wet it with water to make it easier to continue… You can cover the dough with a piece of clothing to keep it warm as it helps it rise quickly.

For recipe in Persian Click Here