Charoli

whole milk (about 1.5 liters) • vermicelli (about) • dried dates (or regular dates) • cashews • almonds • golden raisins • charoli nuts (or substitute with pine nuts) • pistachios • ground green cardamom • saffron strands • Sugar to taste, • ghee (clarified butter) •

green chickpeas (about 1 2/3 cups) • ghee (for roasting and frying) • mawa (about 1 cup) • cashews • almonds • pistachios • charoli nuts (or substitute with additional chopped nuts if unavailable) • raisins • cardamom powder • jaggery powder • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • ghee (for shortening) •

tuvar dal (split pigeon peas) • sugar, or as needed • green cardamom pods • charoli nuts • Ghee, • large bowls whole wheat flour (about 3 1/3 cups or 400 grams) • ghee • salt

basmati rice (about 100 grams) • green cardamom pods • Mixed nuts to taste (cashews, almonds, pistachios, charoli nuts) • yellow food coloring (edible) • sugar (about 100 grams)

To boil the dal: • split chana dal (about 200 grams) • turmeric powder (optional) • salt • water (about 700 ml) • For sweet puran filling: • ghee • sugar, or to taste (about 100 grams) • salt (optional) • cardamom powder • grated nutmeg • shredded coconut •

rice (1 cup) • water (about 710 ml) • sugar (about 1/3 cup) • ghee (clarified butter) • turmeric • saffron • yellow food color or turmeric (optional, I did not use it) • almonds, cut into 2-3 pieces each • green cardamom pods, crushed • raisins • cashews, cut into 2-3 pieces each • grated coconut •

black carrots (about 1 kg) • sugar (about 65 grams) • whole milk (about 500 ml) • mixed nuts and dried fruits (almonds, raisins, charoli nuts, coconut, dried dates), finely chopped • heavy cream (about 120 ml)

all-purpose flour (about 200 grams) • ghee (about 100 grams, for shortening) • baking powder • mixed raisins and charoli nuts (for filling) • Finely chopped almonds and pistachios as needed (for garnish) • water (for kneading) • ghee (about 250 grams, for frying) • sugar (about 200 grams) • water • saffron strands • cardamom powder

mixed flour (about 120 grams) • whole wheat flour (about 60 grams) • ghee (about 120 ml) • milk (about 240 ml) • sugar (about 200 grams) • shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • raisins, fox nuts (makhana), and dried dates (chhuhara), finely chopped (about 60 grams total) • cashews, chopped • almonds, chopped • charoli nuts (about 16 grams) • milk powder (about 16 grams) • fennel seeds

whole wheat flour (about 350 grams) • milk (about 1/2 liter) • small bowls sugar • raisins • charoli nuts • coconut, half chopped into small pieces, half grated • finely chopped dried dates • black peppercorns, coarsely crushed • green cardamoms, crushed • black cardamoms, coarsely crushed • fennel seeds • Oil for frying

roasted chickpea flour (sattu) (about 120 grams) • jaggery, chopped into small pieces (about 180 grams) • shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • ghee (about 220 grams) • almonds, chopped • raisins (about 20 grams) • charoli nuts (about 10 grams) • cashews, chopped • fresh cream (malai) (about 120 ml)

whole milk (1 liter) • saffron strands, soaked in a little milk • pistachios, plus 2 tablespoons mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, charoli, etc.), chopped • ground cardamom • thandai powder • Sugar to taste

semolina (sooji/rava) (about 3/4 cup or 120 grams) • small bowl sugar, or as needed (about 1/2 cup or 100 grams) • ghee • charoli nuts (or substitute with chopped cashews or almonds) • cardamom powder • cashews and almonds • whole wheat flour (about 2 cups or 260 grams) • Oil, as needed, for frying

rice (about 200 grams) • sugar (about 65 grams) • chopped cashews and almonds (about 60 grams) • raisins (about 20 grams) • bay leaves • whole cloves • fennel seeds • charoli nuts (about 8 grams) • green cardamom pods • ghee (clarified butter, about 10 grams)

chicken (about 1 kg) • thick plain yogurt (240 ml) • –6 large onions, finely chopped • garlic paste • ginger paste • mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, charoli nuts, melon seeds) in equal amounts • For tempering: • bay leaves • green cardamom pods • whole cloves • black peppercorns • whole mace flower •

yogurt (about 250 grams) • powdered sugar (bura) • apple, thinly sliced • grapes • fox nuts (makhana) • charoli nuts (chironji) • almonds, chopped

ghee • cloves • green cardamom pods (seedless) • fennel seeds (crushed) • almonds, ground • cashews, ground • raisins • ground unsalted pistachios • charoli nuts • fine vermicelli • milk • chopped dates (seedless) •

all-purpose flour • khoya (milk solids) • sugar • charoli nuts • cashews • raisins • almonds, ground • ghee • cloves

carrots • sugar • whole milk (about 1/2 liter) • cream • mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, and pistachios) • green cardamom pods • ghee • charoli nuts • Rose petals for garnish