Roshbora

#myrecipe #sweets
By Bithi Bhargava

Aug, 22nd

739

Servings
6 persons
Cook Time
2 hr
Ingredients
6 - 8

Ingredients

  • Black gram dal, split 150gm
  • Sugar 2 tsp
  • Green cardamom, crushed 4 – 5
  • Fennel seeds, crushed 1 tsp
  • Salt 1/4 tsp
  • Refined oil for deep frying
  • Thin sugar syrup for dipping boras
  • Slivered almonds and pistachios for garnish

Instructions

  • Soak the urad dal for 4 hours. Then using minimal water, grind it to a thick paste.
  • Add the sugar, crushed fennel and green cardamom & salt and whisk the mixture with your hands to make it light and airy. Rest for 15 mins.
  • Then make small boras and fry on medium flame so that they are cooked inside out.
  • Then dip in the sugar syrup for 15 mins and remove.
  • Garnish with slivered almonds and pistachios and serve.

Notes/Tips

1. Use of baking powder in the boras is optional. 2. The sugar syrup should be thin else it would not seep in the boras. 3. They can be alternately made using semolina instead of black gram dal.