- Serves
- 8
- Portion
- ≈50 g
- Time
- 25 min
- Texture
- Soft
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata-pacifying
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (8 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semolina (suji/rava) | ¾ cup | 120 g | 600 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | ¼ cup | 50 g | 250 g | |
| Water | 1⅔ cups | 400 ml | 2000 ml | |
| Cow's milk, whole | ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp | 100 ml | 500 ml | |
| Mishri / sugar | ⅔ cup | 120 g | 600 g | |
| Saffron (kesar) | 10 strands | 0.1 g | 0.5 g | |
| Green cardamom | ¼ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Cashew nuts | 7 | 10 g | 50 g | |
| Raisins (kishmish) | 1 tbsp | 10 g | 50 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Fry cashews and raisins in 1 tsp ghee; set aside.
Step 2: Roast suji in remaining ghee 6 minutes.
Step 3: Add boiling water and milk with saffron; stir until thick.
Step 4: Add mishri; cook till it leaves the sides; add cardamom and nuts.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
189kcal
Energy
2.5g
Protein
7.4g
Fat
28g
Carbohydrate
0.7g
Fibre
0g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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