Jamaican Festival Fried Dumplings / Khajura / Ghajura

by - September 12, 2013

   
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.
Adapted from  Cook like A Jamaican

Jamaican Festival Fried Dumplings / Khajura / Ghajura

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.

Jamaican Festival Fried Dumplings / Khajura / Ghajura


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22 comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 12, 2013 at 11:44 PM

    Love the fried dumplings. Great teatime snack...

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  2. SrivalliSeptember 13, 2013 at 2:22 AM

    That's surely very tempting...new for me, but sounds somewhat like our festival dishes..

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  3. Priya SureshSeptember 13, 2013 at 2:29 AM

    Name itself is very attractive, would love to taste a festival rite now.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 13, 2013 at 6:14 AM

    wow too tempting dumplings....

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  5. UnknownSeptember 13, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    Wow thats an delicious and appealing dumpling :) and very nice to know that some recipes and similar in other countries too!!

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  6. Sandhya KarandikarSeptember 13, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    Looks a fairly easy recipe to make. Different.

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  7. Happy’s CookSeptember 13, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    yummy dumplings... nice texture

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  8. Vimitha DuraiSeptember 13, 2013 at 1:57 PM

    Looks so crispy and fluffy. will try soon

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  9. Chef MireilleSeptember 14, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    I've only had these once at a Jamaican restaurant and I thought they were really dry but yours look great. Will try

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  10. Harini RSeptember 14, 2013 at 7:24 PM

    Sounds interesting!

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  11. vaishali sabnaniSeptember 15, 2013 at 5:03 AM

    these are so new...nice and crunchy.

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  12. PadmajhaSeptember 15, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    This is so new to me. Looks lovely...

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  13. PavaniSeptember 15, 2013 at 10:13 PM

    Yummy looking dumplings.

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  14. Gayathri KumarSeptember 16, 2013 at 6:10 AM

    They looks so crisp on outside and soft inside. Very new dish to me...

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  15. UnknownSeptember 16, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    Those dumplings are tempting..

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  16. UnknownSeptember 18, 2013 at 2:04 AM

    that is new to me... looks very interesting..
    Sowmya

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  17. Suma GandlurSeptember 18, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    They look inviting. Kids will love this.

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  18. Rajani SSeptember 22, 2013 at 10:59 PM

    I havent heard of this before..They look very well done!

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  19. Sandhya RamakrishnanSeptember 23, 2013 at 9:35 PM

    I am having so much fun reading all these new recipes. My bookmark folder is going to burst :)

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  20. veenaSeptember 24, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    Very new to me...looks awesome!!!

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  21. preeti gargOctober 1, 2013 at 2:13 PM

    Amazing recipe..

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  22. ArchanaOctober 3, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    Wow what a delicious street food. I wish I can eat some of these now.

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