It's Christmas time and I decided to write down a chinchin recipe as my Christmas present to you guys, I hope you like it.
Chinchin I believe originated from Nigeria. It is an ideal light refreshment for you and your guests. The Nigerian ChinChin can last for weeks if stored in an airtight container.
With no baking involved in this recipe, ChinChin is one of the easiest Nigerian snacks to make but it does require a bit of energy.
Ingredients for Soft Chin Chin
-8 cups (1kg) plain flour (all purpose flour)
-¾ cup (150ml) evaporated milk / 150g powdered milk
-1¼ cups (275g) granulated sugar
-250g margarine
-2 medium nutmegs or 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
-Tasteless and odourless vegetable oil (for frying)
If you want the Chin Chin really crunchy, use the following quantities of ingredients instead;
-1kg plain flour (all purpose flour)
-75ml evaporated milk / 75g powdered milk
-200g granulated sugar
-125g margarine
-2 medium nutmegs or 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
-Vegetable Oil (tasteless and odourless)
Directions
-Mix the milk and sugar in a bowl and leave to soak (If you are using powdered milk, mix the milk and sugar. Then add 150ml of water for soft chin chin (75ml of water for crunchy chin chin), mix and leave to soak.
One way to get the sugar to dissolve fast is to grind it in a dry mill or grinder before mixing it with other ingredients)
- in a separate bowl, mix the ground nutmeg and flour, then rub the margarine into the flour till it has mixed well with the flour leaving no lumps.
-Add the sugar/milk mixture to the margarine/flour mixture and mix by hand till a smooth dough is achieved.
-Place the dough on a flat surface and start kneading gently with a dough roller.
-Flatten the dough and the cut into desired sizes.
-Deep-fry in hot vegetable oil (while frying, continuously stir the chin chin till you get a golden brown color).
Scoop the fried pieces onto a flat tray to dry and cool down quickly.
-When the chin chin has cooled down completely, store in a dry, airtight container.
Serve with a chilled drink (preferably Zobo, Lemonade or Chapman (check my previous posts for recipes)