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Kalimati
These adorable East African doughnuts are fluffy, chewy, and doused in cardamom syrup. No kneading or shaping required!
👥 4 Servings👤 Zaynab Issa📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●spatula
- ●saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Dough
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Whisk one ¼-oz. packet instant yeast (about 2¼ tsp.), ¼ cup plain whole-milk yogurt, 3 Tbsp. sugar, 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, ½ tsp. baking powder, and 1 cup water in a bowl to combine. Using a rubber spatula, mix in 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour until a very sticky, almost batter-like dough forms. Cover bowl and let dough sit in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, about ⏱️ 1 hour.
. sugar3 Tbsp(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cups. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt1 tsp
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Syrup and Assembly
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While the dough is rising, bring ¾ cup sugar, 1 tsp. ground cardamom, ¼ tsp. kosher salt, and ½ cup water to a boil in small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cook until syrup is slightly thickened, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cups. ground cardamom, preferably freshly ground (from about 20 green cardamom pods)1 tsp
5
Pour vegetable oil into a large heavy saucepan to come 3" up sides and fit with thermometer. Heat over medium until thermometer registers 325°.
(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cupsVegetable oil (for frying; about 8 cups)
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Release dough from sides of bowl with rubber spatula and gently fold to gather. Using a #100 cookie scoop or 2 small spoons and working in batches of 8 or so, carefully drop balls of dough into oil and fry until deep golden brown, about ⏱️ 2 minutes per side. Transfer kalimati to paper towels and let cool slightly.
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Place kalimati in a medium bowl and pour reserved syrup over; toss to coat. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle with flaky sea salt before serving, if desired.
(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cupsFlaky sea salt (for serving; optional)
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