Lapsi
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- ½ cup Bulgur wheat (washed)
- ¼ cup Ghee
- ½ cup Sugar (or to taste)
- 2 sticks Cinnamon sticks (1" each)
- 5 Cloves
- 2 cups Water (boiled)
Instructions
- Melt ghee in a pressure cooker on medium heat.
- When melted, add cinnamon, cloves and lapsi. Roast, stirring continuously until golden brown and aromatic.
- Carefully add hot water and stir.
- Cover and pressure cook for 5 whistles. Let cool then open.
- Lapsi should be soft and cooked like rice, if not, add a little more hot water cover and simmer until done.
- Add sugar and stir, add the garnish ingredients. Continuously stir until thickened and ghee begins to separate.
- NOTE: can cook in a regular saucepan on low heat until all the water is absorbed and the lapsi is soft then follow the same instructions.
Garnish
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps Almonds (sliced)
- 1 tsp Coarse cardamom seeds (chopped)
- 2 tbsps Raw cashews (chopped)
- 10 Golden raisins
- strands of saffron (broken)