Cardamom pastries

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cardamom ground
4 oz butter melted or sunflower oil
4 oz milk boil and cool
oil to fry
icing sugar garnish

Mix the flour, baking powder and cardamom. Then add butter or oil and make like a crumble. Pour milk and knead till the dough is smooth. Make walnut size balls. Then roll into a 3" log and shape it into a crescent.
Heat oil and deep fry till it is golden brown. Drain and toss the fried pastries in icing sugar.
This Al salooq is adapted from the book The middle eastern kitchen by Ghillie Basan. 

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75 comments:

  1. This spiced confection is perfect for January! Thank-you!

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  2. Wow thats a super delicious and wonderful looking pastries..

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  3. I loved working with cardamom, especially in baked goods like these. Yummy, deliciousness!

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  4. I love the crunchy sweetness outside of the pastries.

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  5. I love the flavor of cardamom so much that i jump to most of such recipes..So nice a recipe to have.Thanks.

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  6. they look wonderful..yummy and flavorful too!

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  7. Pastries look delicious!! You have given them a nice shape too..

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  8. Love the flavor of cardamom on them......YUMMY!

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  9. Oh my goodness! They look perfect:) Makes me want to throw a brunch!

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  10. Hi Akheela, your pastries looks delicious. With the cardamon, it should taste very nice.
    Have a nice day, take care.

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  11. These look amazing... I love cardamom!

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  12. Great! Looks delicious!
    Have a nice week end

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  13. I love anything with cardamom. So delicious! These look great.

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  14. a very happy new year to you and your famil.
    these pastries are a thing of beauty. awesome.

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  15. You know I am not so great in baking and am always looking for simple to make pastries and this you have shared will be superb for me, what more looks yummy.

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  16. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I do love donuts as well as baked goods that include the flavor of cardamon-so this is definitely a winner in my book. In addition to those factors, the recipe looks fairly easy and does not require a lot of ingredients. Simply delicious post! Buzzed!

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  17. Wonderful recipe..seems easy enough to try this!

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  18. the cardamom and sugar is match made in heaven. it's definitely a sweet spice, that is used widely in desserts in Indian cooking. Love the aroma that fills in the house after using Cardamom.
    Love Ash.

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  19. luv the cardamom flavr...bookmarked

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  20. wowo this looks super delicious.

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  21. wow awesome pastries...hey u knw what I did a cardamom event which ended this month 5th...would you like to send this recipe?

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  22. Beautiful pastries,love cardamon flavor..yum

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  23. I love cardamom! This is such a simple pastries and I already like this recipe! I'll be trying this soon!

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  24. Those look gorgeous! I bet they taste even better than they look too!

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  25. Looks very tempting and flavorful..

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  26. They look so tasty! Love the cardamom.

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  27. Ooh, those are pretty! A great use for cardamom, which is underused in my book.

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  28. Omg, cardamom pastries looks super pretty and quite addictive.

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  29. Pastries look superb...Love the flavor...

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  30. Slam my dear friend,
    your pastries are looking perfect! Yummy!thanks for sharing the recipe with us :)

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  31. Simple and beautiful, sounds wonderful. This is a must try!

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  32. Like the easy and scrumptious goody!

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  33. Delicious post Akheela! I first thought that it was Shakkar Para! Love the addition of cardamom.
    There is an award waiting for you at my blog. Please collect it :)

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  34. me encanta adoro el cardamomo!!! tomo nota!

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  35. Could these be baked rather than fried? If so, what temperature would you bake them at? I can't wait to try your recipe!!!

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  36. These really look superb!! It would go lovely with a hot cup of coffee. :) Have a great weekend! ~ Ramona

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  37. Oh they must be really delicious, I love the scent and flavor of cardamom.. Have a great weekend Akheela!

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  38. My most favorite spice is cardamon.I love to it to my tea or payasam or even pulao. They are absolutely amazing right? I am sure this pastry is super yummy. Can it be baked?

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  39. This is a lovely pastry, I love the fragrant cardamom.

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  40. they look pretty good, the cardamom sounds like a great ingredient

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  41. This looks like it would a great treat to have with afternoon tea.

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  42. It looks so lovely. Usually I don't like cardamom very much but this recipe definitely gonna make me rethink that :)

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  43. What a beautiful aroma with cardomom. Akheela, check out this website http://www.saffronroadfood.com/

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  44. Cardamon pastries.. sounds interessting. Can u send me some over, please? =D

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  45. Oh goodness that sounds and looks like perfection!!! Thank you so much for stopping by, I'm your newest follower.

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  47. What a delicious way to use cardamon! This pastry looks perfect!

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  48. I love the flavor of cardamom . Great recipe . You have some awards waiting for you at my blog. Please accept them.

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  49. So tempting, at the same time so simple too! How do you come up with so many new recipes?!!

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  50. Very tempting and the cardamom flavor, can't wait to try some..

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  51. wow lovely combo of cardamom pastry.....never tried this kind of pastry.....looking delicious...

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  52. very delicious n tempting pastries..

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  53. I adore cardamon...these look delicious!

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  54. These are absolutely lovely pastries! love them!

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  55. Those look fantastic..what a great pastries..My mom use to make something similar over holidays and I always enjoyed eating them!
    Great recipe and photo too!!!

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  56. I absolutely need to make this! But there is no cardamom around here, might need to use some cinnamon.

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  57. That looks superb!! How did i miss this one for soo many days:-( I am soo going to try this!

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  58. Oh I love the cardamom in sweets.. I think I should save this one :) thanks for another great recipe

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