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Ingredients
  • 2 lbs Chana dal (coarse ground like sugar)
  • 2 cups Melted ghee
  • 5 tbsps Milk
  • 7 cups Powdered sugar
  • 4 tsps Ground cardamom
  • Cardamom seeds (for garnish)
  • Raw almonds (sliced, for garnish)
  • Unsalted pistachios (sliced, for garnish)
Instructions
  1. Using ghee, grease a 10 inch round or square deep tray.
  2. In a large bowl, mix milk and 4 tbsp ghee with the flour. Rub between hands to make moist granules.
  3. Place in a large hole sieve and sift to get evenly formed granules.
  4. Heat remaining ghee in a heavy bottom saucepan, add granules and sauté on low heat stirring continuously.
  5. As you stir, the mixture will become frothy and lightweight and will begin to change color and give a nice aroma.
  6. When it starts to turn reddish, immediately remove from heat and empty into a dish to cool.
  7. Continue stirring in the dish.
  8. When lukewarm, add the sugar and cardamom, stir vigorously.
  9. Empty into the greased tray, tap the tray a few times to even out the dough.
  10. Sprinkle the garnish evenly and press gently with a spatula.
  11. Cool completely until hard, cut into diamond shapes.
  12. Gently glide and lift the pieces and store.
Variation
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup Ground almonds
  • ⅓ cup Ground unsalted pistachios
  • 1 tbsp Ground ginger
  • 1 tsp Fenugreek
Instructions
  1. Add these ingredients with sugar and cardamom.