Thursday, January 3, 2013

Soan Papdi


Ingredients:

Gram flour – 1 ¼ cup
Plain flour (Maida) – 1 ¼ cup
Ghee – 250 gms
Sugar – 2 ½ cups
Water – 1 ½ cup
Milk – 2 tbsp
Cardamom seeds (crushed coarsely) – ½ tsp
Almonds, Pumpkin seeds, Cantaloupe Seeds and Water melon seeds (4 seed mix) – 2 tsp.

Method:

First mix both flours together and heat ghee in a heavy saucepan.Now add flour mixture and roast still light golden color.Keep aside to cool.Simultaneously prepare syrup.We make syrup out of sugar, water and milk by bringing it to 2 ½ thread consistency.Pour at once into the flour mixture.Beat well with a large fork until the mixture forms threadlike flakes.Pour onto a greased surface and roll to 1″ thickness lightly.Sprinkle the 4 seed mix and crushed cardamom seeds and gently press with palm.After cooling, cut into 1″ squares.
Soan papdi is ready, store in airtight container.