Shaqima

Shaqima

Overview

Shaqima is a snack I never get tired of eating. One piece when I'm greedy, two pieces when I'm hungry. It can be paired with a glass of milk for breakfast in the morning and a cup of coffee for afternoon tea. It's also very good.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Crack four eggs into a bowl.

    Shaqima step 1
  2. Beat the eggs until frothy.

    Shaqima step 2
  3. Add flour, mix well and slowly knead into a ball. Just knead into a ball. Do not knead for too long, as it will affect the taste.

    Shaqima step 3
  4. Knead the dough and cover with plastic wrap to rest for 20 minutes.

    Shaqima step 4
  5. After the dough has risen, do not knead it, roll it directly into 3mm sheets.

    Shaqima step 5
  6. Cut into three even pieces.

    Shaqima step 6
  7. Sprinkle a little more cornstarch on each piece to prevent sticking.

    Shaqima step 7
  8. Cut into small noodles.

    Shaqima step 8
  9. Sprinkle cornstarch over noodles.

    Shaqima step 9
  10. Pour oil into the pot, heat the oil to 70%, add noodles, fry until slightly brown, remove and set aside. (If you like a harder texture, you can fry it more)

    Shaqima step 10
  11. In addition, add 30 grams of water to the pot, add sugar and boil until foaming, then add maltose.

    Shaqima step 11
  12. Stir-fry over low heat until stringy and turn off the heat.

    Shaqima step 12
  13. Add noodles and stir-fry quickly to coat each noodle with syrup.

    Shaqima step 13
  14. Sprinkle with your favorite dried fruits, I added black sesame seeds and wolfberry.

    Shaqima step 14
  15. While it's hot, pour it into a baking pan or a mold that suits you, use our best strength to compact it tightly and let it cool. (I usually do it at night and take it off when I get up in the morning)

    Shaqima step 15
  16. The unmoulded Shaqima is very tight.

    Shaqima step 16
  17. Then cut it into pieces of whatever size you think is suitable. There was a missing piece here and my mother-in-law took it and ate it.

    Shaqima step 17