Roath (Kashmiri dry fruit Cake)

Ingredients :

Wheat flour

Ghee

Sugar

Khus-khus (poppy seeds)

Method of Preparation :

Mix ghee and flour together and rub well. Dissolve sugar in ¹/₂cup of water and add it to the flour. Knead well and make a stiff dough. Add more water, if necessary. Make eight balls of equal size with the dough and roll them into half-inch thick rounds.

Pierce them with a fork all over, sprinkle a little khus-khus on top and press it in lightly. Fry in medium hot ghee till they are reddish brown.