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WARNING: Once you start munching, you would have to be restrained to stop.

Even as this snack is commonly enjoyed in Nigeria, not all chin chins are made equal. Some are overtly sweet, or tasteless, while some are just an oil soaked mess.

Growing up I helped my mom make chinchin a lot during the Christmas season. We always looked forward to making this delightful snack during the Christmas holidays.

WHY DOES MY CHINCHIN SOAK UP OIL?

One of our readers asked this question in the comments so I decided to update the post to include the answer. Thank you Yemi for taking out time to drop your comment. You are appreciated 

HOW TO PREVENT CHINCHIN FROM SOAKING UP A LOT OIL WHEN FRYING.

• The oil wasn’t hot enough: Before you frying the chin chin. Always test the heated oil by putting a piece of chin chin in the oil . If oil bubbles and the piece of chin chin comes up immediately then the oil is ready for frying.

• The Oil wasn’t enough for the amount of chin chin dough being fried: 
  Always fry your chin chin with enough oil. Frying chin chin requires deep frying which requires enough oil.
• Overcrowding the oil with dough: Make sure you have enough oil to fry your dough. Too much dough overcrowds the and doesn’t allow adequate frying by lowering the temperature of the oil and making the dough soak up oil.