Bolinhas

Bolinhas, are Goan cookies made with semolina and coconut. They are slightly crisp on the outside and soft inside. It is a tea time treat that can be enjoyed during any time of the year but without bolinhas as Christmas sweets your Christmas sweets platter would be incomplete.
  • Passive
    6 Hours
  • Prep
    20 minutes
  • Cook
    25 minutes
  • Servings
    40 Pc.

Ingredients

  • 250 grams Rawa ((Fine semolina))
  • 250 grams sugar
  • 250 grams Shredded fresh coconut
  • 2 tbsp Ghee or butter ((Clarified butter))
  • 3 Egg yolks (Or 4 egg yolks (I have used the large sized eggs available here so used 3 yolks ) )
  • 1 Egg white ((Well beaten till frothy))
  • 4 tbsp All-Purpose Flour (Or little more , not more than 1/4 cup )
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt

Instructions

  • 1 In a vessel , add the sugar with 125 ml water and bring it to a boil.
  • 2 Add the Rawa to the sugar syrup and mix it well. Continue cooking the mixture on low flame for about 2 minutes.
  • 3 Grind the coconut with a little water.(about 1/3 cup water ) Add the ground coconut to rawa mixture, mix well.
  • 4 Add salt and ghee/ butter , stir well. Take mixture off the fire. Let it cool. Leave this mixture aside for at least 4-6 hours or overnight in fridge.(see recipe notes below ) .
  • 5 Then next day (if keeping batter to soak overnight ) mix the egg yolks with the Bolinha mixture. Mix well . Now , Add the beaten egg white to the Bolinha mixture. Mix well .
  • 6 Next, add cardamom powder, all-purpose flour (about 1/4 cup ) and baking powder to the mixture. Mix well.
  • 7 (Before shaping bolinhas , if you feel that the mixture is little sticky and difficult to handle , refrigerate the mixture for about 30 mins to an hour so it’s easy to shape them ) . To shape the bolinhas, take about 1 tbsp each of the bolinha dough, place on a flour sprinkled surface and shape it, make diamonds using toothpick. (Dip toothpick in flour if it sticks to the bolinhas while making the design ) . Or you can use a fork by dipping it in flour each time you make the design.
  • 8 Preheat oven at 375 deg F(190 deg C). Place bolinhas on a baking tray sprinkled with some flour. Bake for 15 mins then for a nice brown color on top for bolinhas, turn ON the top heat of over for about a min. (Please keep a check when Top heat is on , to make sure you don’t burn the top. ) See recipe notes below.
  • 9 Cool the bolinhas completely on a wire rack. Store in air tight container.
  • 10 Serve when required.

Recipe Notes

 

  • Makes 40 bolinhas if exactly 1 tbsp each of the batter is used to shape the bolinhas.
  • Bolinhas turn out real good, if the batter is left overnight to soak.
  • If your oven has TOP, BOTTOM heat options , then bake bolinhas on BOTTOM heat ON for 15 mins , then TOP (or broil option if you have ) heat ON for the last 1 minute to get a lovely color on top of the bolinhas.
  • Bolinhas remain good at room temperature for about 2 weeks and refrigerator for about a month.

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