بژی  - Bejy

Traditional Iranian sweets

(Kermanshah)

Ingredients

1 cup milk

1/3 cup Kermanshahy Gee -Roghan e kermanshahy  (or butter)

2 Tbsps fennel seeds

1/2 cup sugar

3 1/2 - 4 cups whole-wheat flour

2 tsps baking powder

1 tsp saffron soaked in hot water 

Oil for frying

 

Directions:

Bejy is one of traditional sweet of western Iranian city "Kermanshah".

Grind the fennel seeds roughly.

Mix sugar and baking powder with flour.

Stir in milk, saffron and ghee until everything comes to form dough.

Knead the dough.

Put it in a plastic bag and let it rest for 2-3 hours.

When the dough has raised make walnut size balls of dough and flatten each ball by roller pin to make circles.

Roll circles and fry in oil till golden.

You can fry it in ghee or any other frying oils.

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