Honey-Glazed Tatar Sweet Chak Chak

Famous oriental sweet, original and very tasty! Chak chak with honey is a traditional Tatar dish, sweet and aromatic. It is quite easy to prepare it at home. Pieces of dough fried in oil are poured with honey-sugar syrup and formed into a slide.
cook time: 2h
Nora Vaughn
Honey-Glazed Tatar Sweet Chak Chak

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

494
Calories
31g
Fat
45g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Sugar 1 cup
Wheat flour 400 g
Eggs 4 pc
Honey 1 cup
Walnuts (almonds, peanuts — for decoration) 20 g
Vegetable oil 500 ml
Soda 0.5 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make Tatar Chak Chak with honey at home? First, prepare the products according to the list. Remove the eggs from the refrigerator in advance so that they come to room temperature. Take the highest grade wheat flour. Honey — any suitable one, you can replace sugar with a sweetener.

Step 2

Step 2
Whisk the eggs and salt until smooth. Wash the eggs first in warm water and soda, as there may be harmful bacteria on their surface.

Step 3

Step 3
Sift the flour and soda onto the work surface, make a well in the flour and pour in the beaten eggs in small portions, kneading the dough. Keep in mind that you may need more or less flour, look at the consistency of the dough.

Step 4

Step 4
The finished dough should not stick to your hands, but it should not be very hard, otherwise the chak-chak will turn out hard. Wrap the dough in cling film and leave to rest for 15-20 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Divide the rested dough into two parts, roll each into a thin layer and cut into strips 4-5 cm wide, leave to dry for 10 minutes.

Step 6

Step 6
Place the dough strips on top of each other, sprinkle with a little flour to prevent sticking, and cut into thin strips.

Step 7

Step 7
Divide the dough pieces among each other and leave to dry for a couple of minutes.

Step 8

Step 8
Heat the vegetable oil in a cauldron and fry the chak-chak pieces over medium heat in small portions.

Step 9

Step 9
Remove the noodles from the oil with a slotted spoon when they are light golden brown and place on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.

Step 10

Step 10
Prepare sweet syrup by heating honey and sugar in a thick-walled bowl, bringing to a boil and turning off the heat.

Step 11

Step 11
Dip the nuts in the hot syrup, then place them in a separate bowl.

Step 12

Step 12
Pour the hot honey-sugar syrup over the fried noodles and stir. Try not to get burned, the syrup is very hot.

Step 13

Step 13
Wet the dish and hands with cold water, then place the noodles on the dish and form a mound. Top with nuts. Cover the finished chak chak with cling film and leave to cool completely. A simple classic chak-chak is ready. Bon appetit!

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