My grandmother used
to make this kolusa during our (my sisters, cousins and me) school summer
holidays. Too young then to learn the recipe from her but enjoyed shaping the
kolusa and eating it hot from the pan, because in those days fancy cookie
cutters were not common. I found this recipe in my great grandmother's recipe
collection. In the original recipe rice flour was used.
To make it more
healthier I tried with thinai flour / foxtail millet flour instead of rice
flour. Kolusa was usually deep fried in those days. I deep fried few and baked a
few. I liked both the versions :).
Thinai Moong Dal Kolusa / Foxtail Millet
Moong Dal Cookies
Recipe for both - baked kolusa and deep fried
kolusa
No. of Kolusa / Cookies : 18 - 20
Ingredients
Thinai Flour /
Foxtail millet flour - 2 cups
Moong dal - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Egg - 3
Cardamom powder - 1/2
tsp
Salt a pinch
Oil for deep frying
Preparation Method
1. Powder sugar and
keep aside.
2. Dry roast moong
dal in a kadai till it turns golden brown and a nice aroma comes. Do not burn
it. Cool the dal and powder it. Sieve it and keep aside.
3. Mix the eggs with
a fork just enough to blend it together, keep aside.
4. In a mixing bowl
add thinai flour, powdered moong dal flour, powdered sugar and a pinch of salt,
mix well.
5. Melt ghee and add
to the above flour mixture. Mix well.
6. Add mixed egg
mixture little by little and knead the dough. Add just enough egg so as to
bring the flour together and form a dough. The dough must be thick.
7. Roll out the dough
to 1/8 of an inch thickness and cut into desired shapes.
8. You can either
deep fry or bake it.
For
baking
1. Preheat the oven
to 180 degrees for 10 minutes in mode 'toast'.
2. Brush the cookies
on the top with the egg mixture.
3. Place the baking
tray in the center rack of the oven.
4. Bake the cookies
for 10 - 12 minutes at 180 degrees in mode 'bake'.
For
deep frying
1. Heat oil in a
kadai, fry the kolusa one by one under low heat.
Notes:
- You don't have to refrigerate the dough before rolling out to make cookies.
- If you are deep frying it, then do it in low flame. Since it contains sugar, the outside browns quickly and the inside will be under-cooked.
Thank you
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