In a saucepan set over medium heat add water, butter ,sugar and cook it till the butter melts completely and water comes to a boil.
Reduce the heat and add all of the flour, cocoa powder and red food colour in one go.
Mix everything and form it into a dough. Let the dough cool and come to room temperature.
Meanwhile add sunflower oil in a kadhai set over medium heat and bring up to temperature for frying.
Transfer the dough into a piping bag with a closed star nozzle. Pipe the churros and fry until fully cooked. Don’t overcrowd the frying vessel and fry only 3-4 in one go, depending on the size .
Once the churros are fried, coat them in castor sugar before serving.
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/red-velvet-churros/