Vettu Cake / Fried Tea Cake

A Popular tea stall snack in Kerala!!!!

Ingredients

Maida / All Purpose Flour: 1 Cup
Powdered Sugar: 1/2 Cup
Egg: 1
Baking Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Cardamom Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Turmeric Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon (Optional)
Milk: 1 to 2 Table Spoon
Oil: For Deep Frying

Cooking Time: 8 to 10 minutes for a batch of 3 to 4
Method

Take all ingredients except oil and milk to a bowl or food processor

Combine everything well
Add milk as necessary and make a smooth non sticky dough

Take the dough out and apply a table spoon of oil on the dough

Cover with a cling film and let the dough rest for 15 to 20 minutes

Now either roll the dough to a log and cut it to small discs and then using a knife put a plus mark on each of the disc.  The marking should be deep enough but should not cut the discs into pieces

Or you can use a rolling pin and roll out the dough to a medium thick sheet and cut small circles out out it

Now using a knife put a plus mark on it.  The marking should be deep enough but should not cut the discs into pieces

Preheat the oil well and then reduce the flame and fry the vettu cake

Once it becomes light brown color remove from oil and place it on a paper towel to remove excess oil
Serve with a cup of hot tea or coffee
For extra sweetness you can just sprinkle some powdered sugar after frying