Sweet palmyra bora, golden-fried
These sweet Bengali doughnuts, made from flour and the juice of ripe palm fruit, are deep-fried in hot oil and best enjoyed warm as an afternoon snack.
Palmyra puffs are traditional doughnuts that are made during the season when the palm tree’s fruit ripens.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time15 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodDeep-fried
- Estimated cost$1.04 $0.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.80
- $0.04
- $0.20
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Peel the 2 young palm fruits and mash them in a small amount of water to make juice. ≈ 8 min
- In a saucepan or mixing bowl, combine the juice, sugar, and salt, and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. ≈ 4 min
- Gradually add the flour, then the water, until you have a smooth, flowing dough. ≈ 3 min
- Heat the frying oil until it is hot.
- Pour the the batter into small, round patties into the oil. ≈ 3 min
- Once the doughnuts are golden brown, drain them using a skimmer. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Sweet palmyra bora, golden-fried
- 500 g of wheat flour$0.80
- salt, in sufficient quantity$0.04
- Oil for deep frying, in sufficient quantity$0.20
Total$1.04
that's $0.21 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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