Name: Fried Cardamom Biscuits (Khajoor)
Yield: Makes 15–18
Cuisine: Afghanistan
Ingredients: 40 g (1½ oz) butter; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom, plus extra to serve; 370 g (2½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 70 g (½ cup) wholemeal (whole-wheat) self-raising flour; 3 eggs; 220 g (1 cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 2 tablespoons canola oil, plus extra for deep-frying; 60 ml (¼ cup) full-cream (whole) milk

Preparation info

Makes
15–18

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Parwana

By Durkhanai Ayubi

Published 2020

About

These are a type of fried sweet biscuit, flavoured with cardamom. Made using basic ingredients and equipment, khajoor is simple and rustic fare, traditionally made in the countryside of Afghanistan. My mother remembers eating them when visiting family or friends in the rural province of Laghman.

Ingredients

370 g (2½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
70 g (½

Asia
Afghanistan
Vegetarian
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Method

Whisk the flours, sugar and cardamom in a bowl to combine. Add the butter and oil, and rub in with your hands until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and milk until frothy. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, mix with your hands to combine and knead to form a sticky ball of dough. Cover with a tea towel and set aside at room temperature for 10 m

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