Ghewar - Indian Recipe

Ghewar

🌍 Indian, Rajasthan Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 300g maida
• 100g ghee (melted, cold water-whipped until white)
• cold water
• ½ tsp cardamom; oil for frying; **sugar syrup:** 400g sugar
• 200ml water (one-thread consistency). **Topping:** thickened rabri
• pistachios
• saffron

Method

1. Whisking — Whisk ghee with ice water until white and fluffy. Mix into maida with enough cold water to thin pouring batter.
2. Heating — Heat 2–3 liters of ghee/oil in tall, narrow vessel at 160°C (320°F).
3. Step 3 — Slowly pour batter in center — it foams and sets into honeycomb. Pour gradually; let set; pour more, building layers.
4. Removing — Remove carefully when golden; drain on wire rack.
5. Dipping — Dip in warm sugar syrup briefly. Top with rabri and nuts.

Tags: maida, ghee, cold water, cardamom; oil for frying; **sugar syrup:** 400g sugar, water . **topping:** thickened rabri · Source: Brittani's Almanac