Churros /Eggless Churros with Chocolate Sauce

Last day of BM#50 and according to the theme I decided to make the fried dough foods.When I was going through the list Churros got my attention since it was in my to do list so long.
I had churros,couple of times in Carnival and liked it a lot,its a quiet addictive snack.
According to Wiki,Churro is a thin cylindrical,fried dough pastry snack.Churros are popular in Spain,Mexico and USA,they are normally dipped in a chocolate sauce and served.
In some parts of Spain its often served as for breakfast and even the size,shape also differs.
The method of making  Churros resembles the South Indian murukku,whereas the cooked dough is squeezed in the hot oil and fried.Then the fried churros are dusted with either powdered or granulated sugar.
Coming to the recipe,I followed a recipe in You tube and it came out pretty good.Normally a piping bag is used to squeeze the dough.Somehow I was not comfortable with the piping bag,used my murukku maker with the star blade.Lets move on to the recipe..................................................

                                                                        

                                                                                                 Churros  

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 10 minutes
   Cooking time ~ 20-25 minutes

   Serves ~ 30-35 (churros of 3-4 inch)

    

  Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose four/maida	1 cup
Water	330 ml
Sugar/sakkarai	2 tbs
Olive oil	2 tbs
Salt	1/2 tsp
Baking soda	1/2 tsp
Oil	for frying

  For Dusting

Ingredient	Quantity
Granulated white sugar	2 tbs
Brown sugar	2 tbs
Cinnamon powder	1/4 tsp

  

  Method 

• Mix the all purpose flour and baking powder and keep it aside.Heat a pan with water,to this add the slat,sugar and oil.Let it come to a rolling boil.Put off the flame.Now carefully add the flour and mix it well vigorously with a ladle.After it comes to cool to handle,smooth the dough with hands.The dough should be nice and smooth.Meanwhile heat the oil in a pan in a medium flame.

• Take the prepared batter in a murukku press or piping bag.Once the oil becomes hot enough gently squeeze the  dough for 3-4 inches strip.Using a  butter knife or scissors cut the dough while squeezing.Fry 5-6 strips at a time till it becomes golden color.Drain it on a paper towel.Once the churros are  just cool to handle roll in the sugar mixture.

• Serve it warm with chocolate sauce.

• Before adding the dough into the murukku maker smoothen it one more time to geta nice smooth churros..
• Instead of granulated sugar,powdered sugar can also be used..
• Cover the dough with a plate or cloth to prevent drying.

Enjoy.............................................

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