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Jamaican Festival Fried Dumplings / Khajura / Ghajura
Jamaican fried dumplings named as "Festival" and do not have any trace with festivals/ Occasions.. There is no proper information, why this recipe got this name. Usually sold in Jamaican beaches as a street food with spicy fish and jerk chicken. In Jamaican cuisine , they will make 3 types of dumplings and festival is one of those which is sweeter and crispy.. To know more about Jamaican food and life style check the link given below.. This sweet is also available in South Indian tea stall as Khajura or Ghajura..
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 ~ 20 minutes
Serves: 6, it may very depends on size and shape of the festival.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose Flour
1/4 cup Cornmeal
4 Tbsp Sugar or to taste
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 Egg, beaten ( optional)
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup ice Water
1 cup Cooking Oil
Method
1. Mix dry ingredients together
2. Add beaten egg( if you are using it) and vanilla and mix gently until combined
3. Add water little by little, kneading until dough holds together.
4. Knead dough until smooth and divide into 6 or more equal pieces; shape in long dumplings.
5. Heat cooking oil on High in deep frying pan and place the Festival Dumplings in the pan one at a time.
6. Reduce heat to Medium and turn Festival dumplings every few minutes until they are brown on all sides and are cooked through; they will expand as they cook. Enjoy with cup of tea or with any spicy side dish in Jamaican way.
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22 comments
Love the fried dumplings. Great teatime snack...
ReplyDeleteThat's surely very tempting...new for me, but sounds somewhat like our festival dishes..
ReplyDeleteName itself is very attractive, would love to taste a festival rite now.
ReplyDeletewow too tempting dumplings....
ReplyDeleteWow thats an delicious and appealing dumpling :) and very nice to know that some recipes and similar in other countries too!!
ReplyDeleteLooks a fairly easy recipe to make. Different.
ReplyDeleteyummy dumplings... nice texture
ReplyDeleteLooks so crispy and fluffy. will try soon
ReplyDeleteI've only had these once at a Jamaican restaurant and I thought they were really dry but yours look great. Will try
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting!
ReplyDeletethese are so new...nice and crunchy.
ReplyDeleteThis is so new to me. Looks lovely...
ReplyDeleteYummy looking dumplings.
ReplyDeleteThey looks so crisp on outside and soft inside. Very new dish to me...
ReplyDeleteThose dumplings are tempting..
ReplyDeletethat is new to me... looks very interesting..
ReplyDeleteSowmya
They look inviting. Kids will love this.
ReplyDeleteI havent heard of this before..They look very well done!
ReplyDeleteI am having so much fun reading all these new recipes. My bookmark folder is going to burst :)
ReplyDeleteVery new to me...looks awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing recipe..
ReplyDeleteWow what a delicious street food. I wish I can eat some of these now.
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