Gosh-e Fil is a kind of sweet fried pastry. The term of Gosh-e-fil is a strange word that its translation is the elephant’s ear, in English. This sweet gets its name from its shape that is like a baby elephant ear. Gosh-e Fil’s place of origin is Afghanistan. They usually serve it in a particular religious celebration such as Eid ul-Fitr, or New Year’s parties. Unfortunately, there is not much about this traditional pastry to explain to you.
# Sift the flour and put it aside.
# Break the eggs into a bowl and batter them.
# Add other ingredients, including butter, cardamom, baking powder, salt, sugar, and milk.
# Stir them until you have a smooth mixture.
# Start to add the flour little by little and stir it until you form the primary dough.
# Start Kneading the dough for about 10 minutes.
# Cove the dough with a piece of plastic and let it rests for 30 minutes.
# After 30 minutes, uncover the dough and put it on the rolling pinboard.
# Check it to see if it is sticky or not. If it is sticky, sprinkle more flour on it and knead it again for another 10 minutes.
# Roll out the dough thinly.
# Make small round dough by pressing small round bowl or glass on it and pull them off.
# Make your ear-shape dough with that little round dough that you have pulled off.
# Reheat the oil. Place the ears in the hot oil and fry them.
# Remove them when they turn to golden.
# Putt them on a paper towel and drain extra oil
# Sprinkle them with powder sugar and pistachios.
# Place them on the serving tray and let them cool down for some more minutes.
# It is ready.
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