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Methi Pak

A friend of mine just had a baby, and this year, the winter seems to be pretty harsh, so I wanted to make something that's good for her. I found this recipe for Methi Pak, which has pretty much most of the ingredients you can think of for winter-time goodness. There were a few variations in proportions by the same person, but these types of recipes are anyways guidelines, and you can adapt them to your taste.  I tried to make a version closest to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo4yPndEPss http://www.indianrecipevideo.com/Pages/MethiPak.aspx For a change, I'm writing down the proportions. The final recipe worked out fine, and made about 50-60 pieces. 1 litre Amul Ghee (one container) 2 lbs Magas no Besan ( ~ 8 cups. The original recipe called for Laadu besan, but this worked fine) 1 cup Urad daal flour 1 cup Coarse Wheat flour (Laadu no lot) 1 cup Shingoda no lot (water chestnut flour) 10 oz pitted dates (1 container), very finely chopped 1/2 cup dry c