Funnel Cake

Funnel cake is a popular carnival recipe. The name of the  cake gives an impression of it being a baked recipe. But this is more like a doughnut however made using a cake like batter. In carnivals I have been to,  it was decorated much like the regular cakes with icings/ frostings/ whipped cream, chocolates or strawberries. I like it with the icing sugar sprinkled on it or with some dipping sauce. 

I made the eggless version which is similar to Indian jalebi batter in many ways.  This is a pretty versatile dish which can be combined with both Indian and Continental menus. Club it with icecreams, rabri as a topping or serve like a cake. 








Ingredients
1 cup APF / Maida
1/4 cup cornflour
1 tbsp curd
1 tspn baking powder
1 pinch baking soda
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup milk (add little at a time)
1 tspn vanilla essence
icing sugar to sprinkle on top


Oil to deep fry (2 cups)

Method
1) Sift the flours together along with baking powder, soda and a pinch of salt.
2) Add sugar, curd and vanilla essence. Mix using whisk
3) Now add half a cup milk. Mix  using the whisk to remove all lumps
4) Now gradually add the rest of the milk a little at a time until you get dropping consistency batter
5) Heat the oil in a deep griddle or pan, preferably iron skillet
6) When the oil is hot, reduce the flame to medium.
7) Now using a spouted beaker or  jalebi batter dropper start pouring the batter in circles or a pattern of your choice.
8) The batter will puff up. Let it cook till is golden brown in color. Then flip it using a pair of tongs. When it is cooked on both sides, remove it on a paper towel

When it cools down a bit, decorate this as per your liking, you may also stack them up on each other.

Waste no time and consume them piping hot with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee