Aunty Geet's Mithai || Guyanese Mithai- Episode 506 #guyana #diwalispecial #diwali

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with a unique flavor.

coconut

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: desiccated coconut

Almond flour offers a nutty taste and is gluten-free.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a tropical flavor and is dairy-free.

Mix flour and butter in a bowl, using a 4:1 ratio of flour to butter.

Add 2-3 spoonfuls of baking powder to the flour mixture.

Incorporate Carnation coconut milk and cherries into the mixture.

Knead the dough well to achieve the right texture.

Let the dough rest for 30-40 minutes.

Roll out the dough to a thickness of a little more than 1/4 inch.

Cut the rolled dough into desired shapes.

Fry the dough pieces until golden brown, ensuring they float to the top while cooking.

Prepare a sugar syrup by boiling 2.5 canisters of sugar with half canister of water for 10-15 minutes until bubbly.

Drizzle condensed milk over the fried dough before adding the sugar syrup.

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