Soan Papdi is a crispy & tasty Indian dessert made for Diwali & Raksha Bandhan celebration..!
This flaky sweet is made with besan, All pupose flour, sugar, ghee and is flavored with cardamom, saffron strands, almond and pistachio bits...!
INGREDIENTS:
- Gram flour - 1 cup
- All purpose flour - 1 cup
- Ghee - ¾ cup
- Cardamom pwd - ¼ tsp
- Sugar - 2 cups
- Water - 1 cup
- Saffron - a generous pinch
- Almonds - 6
- Pistachios - 6
METHOD:
- Combine both flours together in a wide bowl.
- Heat ghee in a fry pan.
- Add the flour mixture and roast flours to golden brown.
- Add cardamom pwd, mix well.
- Remove from heat to the wide bowl.
- Allow to cool with occasional stirring.
- In a separate heavy sauce pan, prepare sugar syrup by dissolving sugar and water.
- Continue heating with stirring, until it reaches 2 ½ thread consistency.
- You can check this by adding a drop of syrup in cold water, it should form a ball, which can be flattened easily, when taken out of water ( ie. Soft ball stage ) or press a drop of the syrup between thumb and forefinger and gently pull apart, you should see two threads of the syrup .
- Getting correct sugar syrup consistency is the secret of the softness of this sweet.
- Now add the crushed saffron threads.
- Mix and pour the hot syrup in flour mixture.
- Beat well with a fork until it forms flakes.
- Add grated almonds and pistachios.
- Transfer it to a greased tray and pat it to 1 inch thickness.
- Allow to remain for 30 minutes.
- Now cut into pieces and serve.
- Yummy Soan Papdi ready to enjoy friends..!