Lapsi
Ingredients
½ cup
Bulgur wheat (lapsi)
(washed)
¼ cup
Ghee
½ cup
Sugar
(or to taste)
2 sticks
Cinnamon
(1" each)
5
Cloves
2 cups
Water
(boiled)
Instructions
1
Melt ghee in a pressure cooker on medium heat.
2
When melted, add cinnamon, cloves and lapsi. Roast, stirring continuously until golden brown and aromatic.
3
Carefully add hot water and stir.
4
Cover and pressure cook for 5 whistles (15 minutes in IP). Let cool then open.
5
Lapsi should be soft and cooked like rice, if not, add a little more hot water cover and simmer until done.
6
Add sugar and stir, add the garnish ingredients. Continuously stir until thickened and ghee begins to separate.
7
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
Cardamom seeds
(coarsely crushed)
2 Tbsps
Raw cashews
(chopped)
10
Golden raisins
Few strands of saffron
(broken)