Ingredients:

• 1.5 cup – gram flour.
• 1.5 cup – plain flour (maida).
• 250 gms- ghee.
• 2.5 cups – sugar.
• 1.5 cup – water.
• 2 tbsp – milk.
• 1/2 tsp- Cardamom seeds, crushed coarsely.
• 2 tsp – charmagaz (combination of 4 types of seeds) refer glossary.
• 4″ squares cut from a thin polythene sheet.

Method:

1. Mix both flours together.
2. Heat ghee in a heavy saucepan.
3. Add flour mixture and roast on low till light golden.
4. Keep aside to cool a little and keep stirring occasionally.
5. Prepare syrup simultaneously.
6. Bring syrup to 2.5 thread consistency.
7. Pour at once into the flour mixture.
8. Beat well with a large fork till the mixture forms thread like flakes.
9. Pour on to a greased surface or thali and roll to 1 inch thickness lightly.
10. Sprinkle the charmagaz seeds and elaichi and gently press down with palm.
11. Cool and cut into 1 inch squares, wrap individually into square pieces of thin plastic sheet.
12. Store in airtight container.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering