Tosha

BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM

Ingredients:

Flour - 250 gms
Oil - 1/2 cup
Curd - 1/2 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Oil - for deep frying

For the Syrup

Sugar - 2 1/2 cups
Water - 3 cups


Method:

- Mix flour and baking soda. 

- Add curd and oil and prepare a soft dough. 

- Knead it till smooth. 

- Divide into 25 equal portions. 

- Roll each portion into an oblong roll.
- Heat oil and fry the toshas on medium flame till golden brown.
- Add water and sugar, and bring it to a boil in a pan. 

- When the syrup becomes sticky, add the fried toshas and let them stay in the syrup for 5 minutes. 

- Remove the toshas onto a plate.
- Boil the syrup until it reaches one-third consistency. 

- Drop the toshas again in hot syrup and let them soak for another 5 minutes. 

- Line a tray with foil and place the toshas on it.
- Again boil the syrup until it becomes very thick. 

- With a spoon, pour the syrup onto the toshas evenly. 

- Garnish it with sliced pistas. 

- Allow it to dry.
- Toshas cannot be handled until completely dry. 

- Once dry, the syrup will form a coating on them, looking shiny.
- Remove from tray and flip it to dry the other side.

- When completely dry, serve or store in an airtight jar.