Bollas

1. Whisk eggs and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.
2. Add vanilla and oil and beat until creamy.
3. In a separate bowl sift flour and baking powder twice.
4. Add flour mixture to egg mixture.
5. Now add the buttermilk and mix it into a soft, sticky dough.
6. Allow resting for at least 30 minutes.
7. Place spoonfuls of mixture in hot oil and fry until golden brown.

Syrup

1. Mix sugar and water and allow simmering over low heat until syrupy.

Tip

1. Dip a spoon in cold water to ensure that the dough separates from the spoon to form neatly rounded balls when dropped in oil.
2. Place some syrup in a pan.
3. Heat through and add Bollas.
4. Syrup Bollas until glossy and sprinkle with coconut.

NB: Not suitable for freezing, but can be refrigerated before you dip them in the syrup.

Variation: Add two pieces of stick cinnamon and two cardamom pods while boiling the syrup.