Halbai

Servings: 12-15 pieces

Ingredients:

Content	Quantity	Comment
Rice	½ cup	Any variety
Milk	½ cup
Jaggery	1 cup
Salt	A Pinch
Cardamom powder	¼ tsp
Coconut	2-3 tbsp	Dessicated
Water	1 cup
Ghee	3 tbsp + ½ tsp	To cook + To grease

Method:

Wash and soak rice in a cup of water for 4 hours or overnight. Drain and set aside for 5 minutes or till half dry. Grind it with coconut to light coarse powder.

       

       

In a heavy bottom pan. Add jaggery, cardamom powder and a cup of water and let the jaggery dissolve completely. Add milk and mix well. Add the ground powder and mix well. Keep stirring on low flame till the mixture starts thickening. Now add a tbsp of ghee and mix well. Continue stirring. When the mixture starts forming one lump, add 2 tbsp of ghee and mix well. It will leave sides completely.

       

Grease a plate with ghee and spread the mixture. Cool it completely. Cut into desired shapes.

       

Serve cold / chilled.

Note:

This recipe takes time when you start stirring. You might have to stir the mixture around for 20-25 minutes.

Tip:

You can also use sugarcane juice to make the same. Just adjust sweetness.