The staple of Punjab, made with whole wheat flour, crunchy nuts, fox nuts and loads of ghee, generally a festive mithai, but you can treat yourself quite often with this easy recipe!
PANJIRI
Ingredients
1 cups whole wheat flour
½ cup ghee
2 tbsps white sesame seeds
¼ cup edible gums (gondh)
½ cup almonds
½ cup cashew nuts
½ cup lotus seeds (makhana)
A large pinch of ginger (sonth) powder
¾ cup powdered sugar
Method
1. Heat ½ cup ghee in a non-stick pan, add whole wheat flour and cook on medium heat for 15-20 minutes or till fragrant and turns slightly brown. Sautéing in between.
2. Meanwhile, dry roast white sesame seeds in another pan till slightly roasted. Transfer them on a plate and set aside.
3. Heat 2 tsps ghee in the same pan and add gum resin and roast for 1 minute or till they puff up. Transfer on a large plate and set aside.
4. Heat 1 tsp ghee in the same pan, add kamar khas and sauté till they turn crisp. Transfer onto the same large plate.
5. Heat remaining ghee in a the same pan, add almonds and sauté on medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Coarsely grind in a mortar and pestle. Transfer into a bowl and set aside.
6. Add cashew nuts in the same pan and sauté till slightly golden brown. Coarsely grind in a mortar and pestle and transfer into another bowl and set aside.
7. Add lotus seeds in the same pan and roast till crisp. Transfer into another bowl and set aside.
8. Transfer the whole wheat mixture into a large bowl, add the roasted sesame seeds, almonds, cashew nuts and slightly crush lotus seeds with hands and add into the bowl.
9. Add the kamar khas, crush the gum resin slightly with hands and add into the same bowl. Add dried ginger powder and powdered sugar and mix well.
10. Store in an air tight container and serve as required.
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