That's a dessert from Rajasthan. little tricky to make.and tastes awesome

Ghevar

#myrecipe
By Radha Nelanti

Jan, 4th

587

Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
11 - 13

Ingredients

  • 1.3/4cup maida
  • 3tbsp ghee and for deep frying
  • Ice cubes
  • Corn flour
  • Baking soda
  • Sugar 2 cups
  • Milk 1 tbsp
  • Saffron
  • Cardamom powder
  • Rabdi to serve
  • Pistachios chopped
  • Almonds chopped
  • Silver warq

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, add 3 tbsps ghee and ice cubes and mix for 4-5 minutes using your hand till the mixture becomes pale and fluffy. Add flour in the same bowl, add corn flour and baking soda and mix well. Add 1 cup water little by little, mixing continuously till a lump free batter is formed. Add 2 cups of water little at a time, mixing continuously till a smooth batter of dropping consistency is formed. To make the sugar syrup, heat sugar and 1 cup water in a deep non-stick pan, and cook till the sugar dissolves. Add milk and discard the scum occasionally. Add saffron and green cardamom powder and mix well. Cook till the syrup reaches one string consistency. Heat sufficient ghee in 2 deep non-stick pans. Place a ring mould in the centre of one pan and let the other pan be on low heat. Drop batter in a thin stream in the centre, fry for a few seconds and start dropping the batter again in the same way. Using a skewer, make a hole in the centre and repeat the same process for 3-4 more times, making a hole in the centre after every addition. Occasionally add ghee on top of the ghevar from the other pan. Drain on a cooling rack.Drizzle the prepared sugar syrup on top. Spread rabdi on top. Sprinkle slivered pistachios and Sprinkle slivered almonds on top and garnish with silver wraq.

Notes/Tips

Can also add dried else petals on top.