Rajasthani Besan Chakki

Name: Rajasthani Besan Chakki
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup chickpea flour (besan) (about 120 grams); 1 cup pure ghee (about 200 grams); 1 cup fresh khoya (mawa) (about 200 grams); 12-15 cashews; 12-15 almonds; 1/2 cup fresh plain yogurt (about 120 grams); 1 cup sugar (about 200 grams); 1 cup water (about 240 ml); 4-5 green cardamom pods; 10-12 saffron strands

Shraddha Tripathi @cook_17897639

Today I made a special and famous dish from Jodhpur, Rajasthan: Besan Chakki. No festival in Rajasthan is complete without Besan Chakki. It is delicious to eat and enjoyable to make.

Shraddha Tripathi @cook_17897639

Today I made a special and famous dish from Jodhpur, Rajasthan: Besan Chakki. No festival in Rajasthan is complete without Besan Chakki. It is delicious to eat and enjoyable to make.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

6 servings

1 cupchickpea flour (besan) (about 120 grams)
1 cuppure ghee (about 200 grams)
1 cupfresh khoya (mawa) (about 200 grams)
12-15cashews
12-15almonds
1/2 cupfresh plain yogurt (about 120 grams)
For the sugar syrup:
1 cupsugar (about 200 grams)
1 cupwater (about 240 ml)
4-5green cardamom pods
10-12saffron strands

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Steps

30 minutes

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Ingredients are as follows:
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First, place the chickpea flour in a plate. Add 1 tablespoon ghee for shortening and mix well. Sprinkle a little lukewarm water and knead the flour with your hands. Cover and let it rest for 10 minutes. Then sift the flour through a coarse sieve and set aside.
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To make the sugar syrup, add 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water to a heavy-bottomed pan. Cook on low heat, stirring, until you get a two-thread consistency. Add saffron and cook for 2 more minutes. The syrup is ready; set aside.
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Heat ghee in a pan. Add the sifted chickpea flour and cook on low heat, stirring continuously, for 10 to 15 minutes.
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Add the khoya and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring. Then add the fresh yogurt. Continue to cook and stir the mixture on low heat for another 10 minutes.
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Add the prepared sugar syrup and cook, stirring constantly, on low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
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The besan mixture for chakki is now ready.
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Grease a plate with ghee and spread the hot besan mixture evenly. Sprinkle chopped cashews and almonds on top. Cut into squares or diamond shapes while still warm.
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Place the cut pieces on a serving plate, garnish with cashews and almonds, and serve to your guests or enjoy yourself.
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Rajasthan's famous Besan Chakki is ready.