Fada ni lapsi
Fada ni lapsi, from above
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Fada ni lapsi

Broken wheat roasted in ghee and cooked soft with jaggery. Gujarat's auspicious first sweet.

35 minTime
4 gProtein each
mildSpice
Lapsi for beginnings1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayGhee roasted fada with jaggery.
The original
329kcalsame
4 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
35minutessame

Classic fada ni lapsi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Broken wheat (cracked wheat)¾ cup
Ghee¼ cup
Water2 cups, hot
Jaggery⅔ cup, grated
Cardamom¼ tsp
Almonds1½ tbsp, slivered
Raisins1½ tbsp

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Roast broken wheat in ghee in the cooker on low heat until golden.
  2. 2Add hot water, close and pressure cook 3 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
  3. 3Open, stir in jaggery, cardamom, nuts and raisins and cook until the ghee shines.
Serve it like this

Serve warm in a katori with extra ghee on top and slivered almonds.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Fada ni lapsi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Dal dhokli50 min
On the side Gujarati kadhi25 min
A little snack Khaman dhokla35 min
A little snack Handvo70 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
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