Dilkush/ Dilpasand

Dilkush/ Dilpasand

Dilkush/ Dilpasand is a super delicious, flaky Indian Sweet pie which is very popular in South Indian Bakeries. This can be made with bread dough or with puff pastry sheets. Today I'm sharing flaky Dilkush made with whole wheat puff pastry sheets. The same puff sheets can be used for making savoury biscuits, puffs, Apple Strudel, Dilkush etc. 

Notes:

* Sieve whole wheat flour for 3-4 times.

* Store the whole wheat puff pastry sheets in freezer.

Ingredients:

Puff pastry sheets:

Whole wheat flour - 1.5 cups / 170 gms

Unsalted butter - 80 gms 

Salt - 1 tsp

Water - 1/4 cup - 1/2 cup. ( Chilled water)

For Filling:

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Sugar / jaggery powder - 3 tablespoons

Choped Cashews - 1 tablespoon

Raisins - 1 tablespoon

Choped Cherries - 2 tablespoons

Tutti- frutti - 2 tablespoons

Cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Or

Rose water - few drops

Milk - 1 tablespoon (to brush dilkush before baking)

Butter - 1 tsp (brush after baking dilkush)

Method:

To make puff sheets:

# In a bowl add whole wheat flour, salt, 40 gms of butter and mix well. You will get bread crumbs consistency. 

# Add chilled water little by little and knead a stiff dough. Cover the dough for 10 minutes in refrigerator.

# Roll the dough with the help of a rolling pin into a square shape, apply 1 tablespoon of butter. Fold to a bookshape as shown in the figure:

# cling wrap the puff sheet and keep it in freezer for 2-3 hrs.

# Repeat the process for 5 times. So that you get the flaky layers while baking.

 To prepare filling:

# Heat a pan add grated coconut and slightly roast so that it becomes dry. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool. Add sugar, chopped cherries, cashews, tutti-frutti, cardamom powder/ rose water and mix well.

# Preheat oven / microwave convection mode @180'c for 10 minutes.

# Grease baking tin with oil/ butter.

# Roll the puff pastry  sheet and cut it to a 6' diameter round shape. It should be 1/2 inch thick. You need to make two round shaped sheets.

# Keep the filling and cover with other sheet. Press the edges well.

# Slit in the middle.

# Place the dilkush in Baking tray.

# Apply milk wash before you bake.

# Bake @180'c for 20 minutes.

# Once out of the oven brush some butter.

# Allow it to cool down on a wire rack.

Slice and enjoy with a cup of tea/ coffee.

Dilkush can be stored in an airtight container for 3-4 days in room temperature.

Please do try and provide your comments.

Thank U!