Recipes of Rajasthani Desserts
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 21-08-2014
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DilkusharIngredients
2 cups Besan (Bengal gram flour), 1-1/2 cup Sugar, 1 cup grated Khoya (mava), 1 cup Ghee, 1 tsp Elaichi Powder (cardamom powder), 2 tbsp Milk, 2 tbsp Almonds, 2 tbsp Pistachios.
How to make
Take the besan in a wide bowl. Heat 1/2 cup ghee and put it into the besan. Mix well till the besan looks like bread crumbs.
Now take a kadhai and heat the remaining ghee. Pour the besan mixed with ghee into it.
Keep stirring till the entire mixture turns golden brown. Now add the grated khoya and elaichi powder.
cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Now remove it from the stove and allow it to cool.
Heat water in a separate pan and add sugar to it. Simmer for 10 minutes and then add milk into it.
A grey layer forms on top of this syrup. Remove this with the help of a slotted spoon.
The syrup is done when it reaches one string consistency.
Now pour this hot syrup in the already made gram flour mixture and mix well.
Take a plate and grease it with oil. Put the sugar syrup and gram flour mixture on the plate and spread evenly.
Spread the chopped almonds and pistachios over it. Now leave it to set for 4 to 5 hours. Cut into small pieces the way you like.
Dilkushar is ready to serve.