Saffron dessert
INGREDIENTS:
2 tbsp milk. 150 ml milk. 3 tsps warm milk. 6 tbsp melted ghee
125g gram flour (besan). 250 ml water. 75g castor sugar
1/4 tsp Saffron. 4-5 cardamoms (seeds crushed)
5-6 almonds, chopped. 4-5 pistachios, chopped
PREPARATION:
After sieving flour, mix 2 tbsp milk with 1 tbsp ghee and rub the mixture thoroughly into flour. Set aside for 10 minutes, then sieve using a coarse sieve. Heat 5 tbsps ghee in a large frying pan, add crushed cardamom seeds and add the flour. Cook, stirring, until flour is slightly golden in colour. In another pan, mix 150 ml milk with 250ml water. Heat gently and add to the flour.Soak saffron with 3tsps warm milk for 5 minutes, rub till milk develops dark golden colour, then add this saffron mixture to dessert. Add sugar, continue cooking and stirring until ghee seperates. Sprinkle chopped almonds and pistachios on top, and serve bot.
(Serves 6).