In a pressure cooker, dry roast 3/4 cup thick fada (broken wheat). Take them out and set aside. Heat a tablespoon on ghee and add a small piece each of cinnamon stick and clove. Add the fads back and roast on low until it turns golden brown - about 5-7 minutes. Add tbsp each of chopped cashew, almonds and raisins and roast for another minute or two. Add 2 cups of water and 3 tbsp of milk. Let it all come to a boil. Add 3/4 cup sugar and let it dissolve completely. Add a small pinch of salt. Now close the pressure cooker and cook till two whistles on low heat. Turn off the gas and let the pressure release naturally for about 10 mins. Add ground cardamom and serve.
This one is in memory of one of my best friends' mom....S. used to bring this in her lunchbox and I ate it all up....Today I wanted to make it for my daughter, so I called up S.'s older sister for the recipe..this one's for you, Masi! Chop Bhinda in slices. Heat oil (slightly more, cause it's bhindi). Add mustard seeds, a few methi seeds (rai:methi=4:1), a pinch of hing and turmeric. Add bhinda, stir and cook on a medium flame without covering. Once it's almost cooked, add red chilli powder, dhana-jeeru powder, salt and a bit of sugar to taste. Finish cooking. This recipe transports me right back to that corner house in Kharkar Ali...
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