Translated by: Samira Hasanzadeh
Source: rasekhoon.net
Source: rasekhoon.net
On Friday, I decided to go for a picnic around Tehran; So a meal was needed to take.
I was thinking of what to take that is easy. A meal which is not decayed and does n't need to heat! Something you could serve and eat comfortably. All of a sudden I remembered Chicken Doughnuts. It was an excellent option! It is very common and has many fans among people of different age! Here is the recipe so read up to the bottom!
Calorie Amount
The whole cuisine contains 2,230 kilokaleries. You will get 25 of doughnuts out of the mentioned amount of ingredients; each doughnut includes 89 kliokaleries.
How is it served?
You can serve doughnuts with tomato sauce. Of course, It is better to make it at home to be sure about the ingredients. Serve with a plate of lettuce Salad containing an incredible amount of Fiber, vitamins and minerals useful for the body.
before anything, you should prepare the doughnut pastry. First, mix together flour, baking powder, caraway powder, butter and salt. Then add in milk gradually to make a pastry. Cover it and keep aside 45 minutes. To make the fillings, fry the chopped onions in a tablespoon of oil and add in shredded chicken breast, spices and cubed green bell pepper along with chopped parsley, respectively.
After 2 to 3 minutes, take the pan off the flame and allow to cool. When the dough is ready, take a piece off, a walnut-sized is good. spread on he work surface and put 1 to 2 tablesppoons of the fillings in the middle. sprinkle with the grated cheese on top and then bring the edges of the dough close to each other. Make a semi-circular shape and fry in hot oil.
ingredients
2 glasses flour, 480 kilokaleries
100 g butter, 450 kilokaleries
1 dessertspoon salt, 0 kilokalery
1 dessertspoon powdered caraway, 0 kilocalery
1 glass milk , 55 kilocaleries
1 dessertspoon , 0 kilocalery
Filling Ingredients
300 g cooked chicken breast, 500 kilocaleries
1 glass cubed green bell pepper 25 kilocaleries
1 glass medium onion, chopped, 25 kilocaleries
1 glass chopped parsley leaves, 25 kilocaleries
90 g Gouda cheese, grated, 130 kilocaleries
6 tablespoons oil for frying, 540 kilocaleries
9 screts to a good doughnut
Do you know where doughnuts come from originally?
Russians were the pioneers to introduce them to the world! They call it Pilashki. Of course, Mexicans , too, have something like doughnuts known as Empanada, which uses a combination of beans and meat. Whereas Russians apply minced meat along with parsley and grated eggs.
Chinese, have a dish very similar to doughnuts; they use fish and a variety of sprouts. Iranian version of the cuisine is made either out of chicken or minced meat. It is very popular among them.
There are points you will have to follow a better doughnut:
1. if you want to prepare the dough by yourself, you are recommended to apply oil, flour in a proper amount otherwise, your dough will either be very loose or stiff and lose its crisp.
2. If you are applying old flour in the cuisine, the dough will be very firm. And having it will not be pleasant at all!
3. You can apply wholemeal flour.
4. allow the oil to heat completely and then put in the doughnuts to fry.
You are recommended to to first put a tiny piece of the dough inside oil. If it came up after 45 seconds, it means the oil is hot enough and ready to fry.
5. Dont forget to shape them into semi-circular shapes since the
6. Make doughnuts in a deep-bottomed on-stick pans to prevent the oil from splashing and properly fry them.
6. If you like to serve it with sauce, you can mix shallot yogurt, chopped green onions, chopped coriander leaves and hot mustard powder ( 1 tablespoon) and spread the sauce on top of the doughnuts.
8. once the doughnuts are fried put them in paper towels till the excess oil is removed.
9. Never put the doughnuts inside a covered dish before letting them cool! Allow them to cool and then place in glass dish and put the lid on to prevent from crushing.
If you are constipated, you can apply unhusked flour n your cuisine. add to the amount of green bell peppers and parsley. And make sure to serve it with a plate of Lettuce Salad to increase the amount of received fiber in your body.
if you are obese, put the doughnuts in the oven tray instead of frying them. This way, the amount of absorbed calories will reduce dramatically. Furthermore, You are recommended to omit the cheese from the ingredients list.
If you are suffering from a high blood pressure, use garlic and green onions in your recipe. Reduce the amount of salt and add a little cooked potatoes to the fillings. Drink fresh lemon syrup along with the dish as a drink.