Fried Tea Cakes

An ancient recipe of fried cakes, made from batter which is fermented and kept overnight before deep frying and serving with tea. Fragrant with saffron, cardamom and nutmeg, bhakras have been popular with the young and old for centuries. Traditionally, the batter was simply mixed in a bowl and left overnight. Thick enough to be spooned and dropped into the hot oil and fried, never rolled out. But each home made its own, and each batch was always different. Over the years, it just bec