Lychee Sesame Toffees ( Vegan Desserts)
7 June, 2018
Juicy and sweet, lychees are truly a tropical delight. This recipe transforms and elevates lychees to the next level of yumminess with the addition of caramel and yet another tropical staple aka sesame.
I first came across this dish in a small Thai restaurant back in 2008. But it left an indelible impact on my taste buds and today i recreated this for my son.
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Ingredients
- 12 Lychees deseeded or canned
- 1/2 cup self raising flour
- 1/3 cup soda water
- A pinch of salt
- 300 ml vegetable oil for deep frying
- For the toffee - 1 cup sugar
- 4-5 tsp of water
- 2 tsp of roasted sesame seeds
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Instructions
- Take the self raising flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the soda water and whisk to to form a thin batter.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a fryer till it just about becomes smoking hot.
- Dip the lychees in the batter and put in the hot oil in two batches.
- Fry to a light golden, remove and drain on kitchen towels.
- Take the sugar in a thick bottomed saucepan and add 4-5 teaspoons of water to
- Place the saucepan on a medium flame and mix the water and sugar mixture till it turns liquid.
- Turn up the flame a bit and keep a watch on the sugar syrup without disturbing it . Once it acquired a golden color, the caramelization picks up real fast.
- Once the color is light brown, remove the saucepan from the flame. Immerse the bottom in a bowl of water to stop the sugar from further caramelization.
- Pick the fried lychees using bamboo skewers or forks. Dip in the caramel, remove and keep on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Leave aside till they cool down.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- I have used baking sheet as these toffees are sticky and very hot because of the caramel.
- Also, these cannot be stored for longer period as they tend to absorb moisture and turn soggy .
Responses
Ultimate recipe I simply love Sweets
Superb super recipe, all the best to our Lil Man