Khazana of Indian Recipes

INGREDIENTS
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Gram flour (besan) 2 cups Sugar 1 cup
Almonds 8-10 Cardamom powder l A tspn
Pistachio nuts 8-10 Nutmeg (jaiphal) powder .... % tspn
Ghee 2 tblspns + Vi cup Milk 4 tblspns
METHOD OF PREPARATION
H_ Sieve the besan and discard the residue.
C3L Slice almonds and pistachio nuts and set aside.
S3 Heat two tblspns of ghee and four tblspns of milk. Pour this over the
besan.
Mix thoroughly with your fingers so that no lumps are formed and it
resembles bread crumbs. Pass it through a sieve again and set aside.
E> Make a sugar syrup with one cup sugar and three-fourth cup of water.
Stir the sugar and water and then heat. The syrup should be a little
more than one string consistency. Once ready, keep it aside.
6 Grease a thali and keep aside.
Heat half cup ghee in a kadai. Add the treated besan and cook on a low
flame till it gives out an aroma and besan turns golden brown. Stir
constantly.
JE5 Add cardamom powder and nutmeg powder. Remove from the flame
and add the hot sugar syrup when the besan mixture is still hot. Mix
continuously to ensure that no lumps are formed. Continue to mix till it
reaches setting consistency.
S> Pour onto the greased thali and rap it on a flat surface to flatten it. Garnish
with sliced almonds and pistachio nuts. Let it cool and set.
l O Cut into the required shape and serve.
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