Rajasthan

Besan chakki

Name: Besan chakki
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Rajasthani
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups coarse besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 1/4 cup milk; 3/4 cup ghee; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 tsp cardamom; 2 tbsp slivered almonds

Grainy besan barfi with a sugar syrup set. Rajasthan's wedding mithai, cut into chunky squares.

50 minTime

5 gProtein each

mildSpice

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Grandma's wayGrainy besan barfi set with syrup.

The original

270kcalsame

5 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

50minutessame

Classic besan chakki.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)2½ cups, coarse

Milk¼ cup

Ghee¾ cup

Sugar1 cup

Water½ cup

Cardamom½ tsp

Almonds2 tbsp, slivered

Method

4 steps

1Rub 2 tbsp warm ghee and the milk into besan and sieve it.
2Roast the besan in the remaining ghee on low heat until golden and fragrant.
3Boil sugar and water to a one and a half string syrup.
4Pour the syrup into the besan, stir fast, add cardamom and spread in a greased tray. Top with almonds and cut when set.

Serve it like this

Stack squares on a brass plate and serve with tea, or pack in a box for gifting.

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