Name: Muttaikose / Vettu Cake recipe by Subashini Murali at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 500 gms All purpose flour / Maida; 300 gms sugar; 100 gms vanaspathi ( melted ); Pinch of salt; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; Water 250 ml; Oil for frying

ABOUT Muttaikose / Vettu Cake RECIPE

Muttaikose / vettu cake is famous tea kadai / chaya kadai (tea shop) snacks in tamil nadu and Kerala. It looks like cabbage hence the name.

Ingredients Serving: 6

500 gms All purpose flour / Maida
300 gms sugar
100 gms vanaspathi ( melted )
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Water 250 ml
Oil for frying

Instructions

In a bowl put sugar melted vanaspathi , water and mix well till the sugar dissolves
Now add cardamom powder ,salt , baking soda and flour and make smooth dough . no need to over knead
Heat the oil in a deep pan
Once the oil is hot pinch a gooseberry size of dough n drop it in the oil and cook it in the low flame .
Flip it 2_3 times in between ,the cracks will form automatically
Cook it till it turns nice golden colour . remove it in a tissue paper .
Always fry it in low flame . it take some time to cook . it will be soft when its hot and chrunchy once it cools

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