Gosh-e-feel

Name: Gosh-e-feel (Elephant-ear pastries)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 30–40
Cuisine: Afghani
Ingredients: 125 g (4½ oz/1 cup) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 65 g (2¼ oz/½ cup) finely chopped pistachios or walnuts; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) rice bran oil; 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) milk; vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 375 g (13 oz/2½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 2 eggs; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons caster (superfine) sugar

Elephant-ear pastries

Preparation info

Makes
30–40

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Lands of the Curry Leaf

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2018

About

Very simple to prepare, this is another Afghan sweet that is served on special occasions. It is made by shaping some dough into the shape of a baby elephant’s ear, deep-frying it, and sprinkling with sugar and finely chopped nuts.

Ingredients

2 eggs
2 teaspoons caster (superfine) sugar
¼ teaspoon

Asia
Afghanistan
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and salt until light and frothy, using an electric mixer. Add the milk and rice bran oil and continue beating until smooth.

Add 150 g (5½ oz/