6 servings
10 minutes
30 minutes
Moderate
Oh man what can I say about the classic gulgula! It brings back so many childhood memories. My grandpa was a very wise, charismatic and funny man. Being a carpenter he had rough, strong hands and worked very hard most of his life. We miss him terribly but he has left behind wonderful memories that we can remember him by. One of the fondest memories I have of him is his love for gulgula with his strong black tea in the afternoons. He would smile and ask grandma to make everyone some gulgula saying, “the kids want something sweet to eat!” When in fact it was his own sweet cravings.
Gulgula is an iconic snack in Fiji. Indians would often share gulgula with their friends especially during Hindu festivals such as Diwali and Holi. Now you can also have them at home as they’re so easy to make and taste like yummy mini doughnuts. Below I have shared a quick video on how to make gulgula and the written recipe to accompany it follows right after. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 Tbsp Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
- ½ Cup Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
- 3 Tbsp Sultana
- Oil – For Deep Frying
- Water – Accordingly
Directions
- In a bowl, sift the flour and add in the baking powder
- Then measure out cardamom powder, sugar and sultanas and mix all the dry ingredients together
- Now water should be poured in small amounts to ensure the dough is pastey and not too dry or gooey
- Once the mixture is smooth, set it aside and heat up enough oil to deep fry
- Wet your hand and scoop some of the mixture. Then drop in small rounds of dough by making a circular gap with your hands – watch the video above for a demo
- Fry the gulgula on medium heat till brown on all sides
- Drain the excess oil from the fried gulgula by placing it on some paper towels
- Serve with hot tea.
