Fried Tea Cakes

This is an ancient recipe for fried cakes made from fermented batter, deep-fried, and best served with a delicious cup of tea. Fragrant with saffron, cardamom and nutmeg, bhokras have been popular with Parsis for centuries. Traditionally, the batter was simply mixed in a bowl and left overnight, made thick enough to be spooned and dropped into the hot oil, never rolled out and cut like this recipe. But each home made its own, and each batch was always different. Over the years, it became ha