Auspicious Festival Dessert - Lapsi Recipe
A dessert with aromatic flavors made specially during any auspicious festival, pooja, or occasion is very well known as Laapsi, Fada ni Laapsi, or Dalia Sheera.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Broken wheat
- 1 ½ cups Sugar
- 4-5 cups Water
- 3 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 10-20 Raisins
- 3-4 Cardamom pieces
- Few almonds, cashew, and pistachio (chopped and soaked)
Instructions
- For laapsi, heat the ghee and oil in a non-stick kadhai, and saute cardamom pieces for a minute.
- Take out the cardamom pieces and put them aside. Add broken wheat to the kadhai with oil and ghee and mix well.
- On a slow flame, cook the laapsi or cracked wheat for 5-10 minutes or till it turns golden brown.
- Stir continuously, and don't let the laapsi stick at the bottom of the kadhai.
- Add water, stir well, and cook on medium flame until the water starts boiling or bubbling.
- Add sugar and mix, and let the laapsi turn golden brown.
- Cook till the broken wheat (laapsi) is done while stirring constantly.
- Cook until the ghee separates while stirring continuously for 5-8 minutes.
- Garnish with the chopped almonds, cashew, pistachio, and cardamom pieces.
- Serve the laapsi hot.
Notes
- Add a generous amount of ghee for roasting the broken wheat (laapsi). This makes the dish more aromatic.
- Roast the laapsi on low or medium flame to avoid the burning of laapsi, which will impact the flavors.
- You can use jaggery instead of sugar for the healthier version.
- If you prepare laapsi in advance, add 1 tbsp ghee and ½ cup milk and stir well. Reheat for 5-8 minutes.