Gulgula (Mini Donut)
October 6th, 2011 filed under Desserts, Snacks
Gulgulas are like lightly sweetened mini donuts. In India these are made for special occasions. This is a quick and easy to make recipe. They make good finger food even for the kids on the go. This is an easy recipe to make when you are craving for something sweet.
Recipe will make 20 to 24 Gulgula.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 2 tablespoon yogurt
- Approx. 3 tablespoons water
- Oil to fry
Method
- Mix whole-wheat flour, sugar, fennel seeds, and oil, add water slowly as needed to make the thick consistency batter.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat.
- The frying pan should have about 1inch of oil. (To check if the oil is ready, put one drop of batter in oil. The batter should come up but not change color right away).
- Slowly drop 1 teaspoon of batter at a time in to the oil. Don’t over crowd the frying pan.
- Fry the Gulgulas golden brown all sides, turning them occasionally. It will take 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove the gulgulas and place over a paper towel so the excess oil is absorbed.
Tips
If oil is not hot enough gulgulas will stick to the bottom of the frying pan.
I used self raising wholemeal flour instead of atta. Made the Gulgula more crispy and lighter.
We prepare Gulgulas during Ramzan Eid and simply put them as dumplings in SheerKhurma and eat. The recipe has been in our family from generations. The only difference is that we use Jaggery instead of sugar. Nevertheless, this recipe will also taste as good!
Hey your recipies are awesome… Can you tell me how to make heavy cream for whipping at home….?
Heavy cream and whipping cream are the same thing.
Can we serve it with something like a cream or something? And what can we do to improve its presentation?
Sarthak
Serve with chocolate, or ice cream, or with whipping cream or coconut powder.
Or replace fennel seeds with vanilla in the mixture. Let teh gulgulas come to room temperature after frying and sprinkle some icing sugar and dried lavender flowers. The flavour is different, but presentation enhances a lot.
Wonderful! My kids loved it. Thanks.
Do you have a nice dip to go with Gulgula
Hi,
I’m a grad student living abroad and often follow your site to make food, which turns outs really yummy!
Could you please clarify
1.whether yogurt should be used? I couldn’t find in the method.
2. Can I use all purpose flour, instead of whole-wheat flour?
Hi Manjula Aunty,
Ohh they were just too good….i made twice already…everyone loved it….thnx alot
They were great! Tip: Drop batter into pan with oil using a TEASPOON. Also, fennel seeds taste like licorice…