Nigeria

Chin chin

Name: Chin chin
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 3 1/4 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 6 tbsp sugar; 4 tbsp butter; 1 egg; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg whole spices; 1 tsp baking powder; a pinch salt; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for deep frying (about 5 tbsp absorbed)

Crunchy fried dough nuggets with nutmeg. The jar at every Nigerian party that empties first.

60 minTime

5 gProtein each

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Grandma's waySweet nutmeg dough, cut small and fried crisp.

The original

305kcalsame

5 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

60minutessame

Classic chin chin.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)3¼ cups

Sugar6 tbsp

Butter4 tbsp

Egg1

Milk½ cup

Whole spices½ tsp grated nutmeg

Baking powder1 tsp

Salta pinch

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for deep frying (about 5 tbsp absorbed)

Method

4 steps

1Mix flour, sugar, nutmeg, baking powder and salt. Rub in butter until like breadcrumbs.
2Add egg and milk and knead to a firm, smooth dough. Rest 10 minutes.
3Roll out 1/4 inch thick and cut into small cubes or strips.
4Fry in batches in medium hot oil, stirring, until golden. Drain and cool fully.

Serve it like this

Pour into a glass jar or bowl; serve with chilled zobo or tea. Keeps crisp in an airtight jar for weeks.

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