Baghlaw-e-Khanagi
If you've got ground walnuts and cardamom, you're most of the way to this dessert: about 95 minutes of cooking across 14 steps. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 14 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and pan. At medium difficulty across 14 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Place flour in a bowl, and create a hole in the middle of the flour. Whisk eggs, and then pour whisked eggs into the well.
- Add milk, and combine. Then, stir in the ground walnuts, baking powder and cardamom, and add to the mixture. Fold ingredients into the mixture until it forms an elastic dough consistency.
- Take dough and with a rolling pin, roll out into a thin rectangle on a clean surface.
- Then, from the longest side of the rectangle, fold the dough into 3cm-wide lines, until the dough is fully rolled in a long line.
- Cut folded dough horizontally into 3cm pieces
- Heat a deep pan of the vegetable oil, and wait till it reaches frying temperature.
- Whilst you are waiting.
- Fill a deep pan with 1 litre of water, and bring to the boil.
- Then, pour in the sugar, and stir gently until it becomes thick and syrup-like.
- Turn down the heat and leave to simmer.
- Carefully lower each piece of dough into the frying oil. Fry until golden brown.
- When golden brown, take the Baghlaw pieces out of the oil, and place them into the sugar syrup to coat.
- Remove from the syrup and whilst still warm, sprinkle with ground walnuts, so they stick to the Baghlaw.
- Leave to cool. Then, enjoy with your friends and family!
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Pan · Saucepan · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
Tips & common questions
How long does Baghlaw-e-Khanagi take to make?
About 95 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 14 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Baghlaw-e-Khanagi vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Recipe data for Baghlaw-e-Khanagi via TheMealDB (open database). Original source. Consomee adds the scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.