Lobongo lotika

Lobongo lotika
Bengali sweet dish "lobongo lotika"
Type Bengali dessert
Course dessert
Place of origin Bengal
Main ingredients Maida, khoya, nutmeg powder, coconut (grated), ghee, nuts, raisins, cardamom, cloves & sugar

Lobongo lotika or loung latika is traditional Bengali sweet.


Ingredients

Maida, khoya, nutmeg powder, coconut (grated), ghee, nuts, raisins, cardamom, cloves & sugar are the ingredients[1] of the traditional recipe.

Preparation

This sweet consists of the filling, dough and sugar syrup. The dough is rolled out & the filling is placed in the center. The dough is then folded to enclose the filling completely & cloves (1 to 4) are pressed over it ensure the fold doesn't open up while preparing. Then its cooked in hot ghee till golden brown & crispy. In the end it is placed in the sugar syrup to cool down & absorb the syrup[2][3]

Dough

The dough is prepared by maida with water & ghee to the required consistency

Sugar syrup

It is a mixture of sugar and water, prepared by adding sugar to hot water & up to the required consistency.

Filling

Mixture of khoya, sugar & coconut (grated) are cooked & then added nutmeg powder & other dry fruits are added to it.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cappuccino dusk - Kankana Basu - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved on 2014-05-07.
  2. ↑ Lobongo lotika. Khanakhazana.com (2012-05-05). Retrieved on 2014-05-07.
  3. ↑ Bengali Sweet Lobongo Lotika. PeekNCook. Retrieved on 2014-05-07.
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