Awwama and Luqaimat Doughnuts
A sweet made from fried dough balls, known as awwama or luqaimat.
These are small fried dough sweets, also known as awama or luqaimat.
Like bite-sized doughnuts or fritters soaked in syrup.
Keep the oil at a steady temperature so they cook evenly.
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 4 pods cardamom
- 2 slices lemon
- 3 cups / 600 ml water
- 4 cups / 450 g flour
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 15 g / 4 tsp yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 5 tbsp cold sugar syrup
- 1/4 tsp salt
- for frying vegetable oil
- mentioned in the chef's comments during frying oil
Instructions
- To prepare the sugar syrup, place the pot over the heat and add 3 cups sugar, 2 cups water, 4 cardamom pods, and 2 slices lemon. Leave the mixture to boil and turn into syrup.
- To prepare the dough, place 3 cups water, 4 cups flour, 3 tablespoons cornstarch, 15 g yeast, 1 tablespoon sugar, 5 tablespoons cold sugar syrup, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl.
- Mix the dough in the bowl until combined and suitable for awwama.
- Leave the dough to rise as required for its preparation in the bowl.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan or a pot for frying.
- Shape the dough and drop it into the hot oil in the pan in small batches.
- Fry the awwama until golden and cooked through in the pan.
- Remove the awwama from the pan and serve with the sugar syrup.