Imarti (Indian Sweet from Uttar Pradesh)

Name: Imarti (Indian Sweet from Uttar Pradesh)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup urad dal (about 200 grams); 1 1/2 cups sugar (about 300 grams); 1 teaspoon cardamom powder; as needed Sliced pistachios,; 4-5 saffron strands; Ghee, as needed, for frying

Archana Ramchandra Nirahu @archana_1964

Imarti is one of the famous sweets from Uttar Pradesh, made with urad dal (split black gram).

Archana Ramchandra Nirahu @archana_1964

Imarti is one of the famous sweets from Uttar Pradesh, made with urad dal (split black gram).

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

1 cupurad dal (about 200 grams)
1 1/2 cupssugar (about 300 grams)
1 teaspooncardamom powder
as neededSliced pistachios,
4-5saffron strands
Ghee, as needed, for frying

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Rinse the urad dal thoroughly and soak it in water for 4-5 hours. Drain the water and grind the dal into a fine paste using a blender.
2

Transfer the paste to a bowl and beat it well by hand until it becomes light and fluffy. Add 2 drops of orange food coloring and mix well.
3

Heat ghee or oil in a deep pan. Fill the urad dal batter into a piping bag or a squeeze bottle.
4

In a separate pot, combine the sugar and 1 cup (about 240 ml) water to make a syrup. Add the saffron strands and cardamom powder. Cook until the syrup is slightly sticky, then remove from heat.
5

Once the ghee is hot, pipe the batter into the hot ghee, shaping it into imarti rings. Fry until golden and crisp on both sides, then remove from the ghee.
6

Dip the fried imartis into the warm sugar syrup for a few minutes, then remove. Sprinkle sliced pistachios on top.
7

Delicious imarti is ready. You can also add edible silver leaf (chandi vark) on top if you like.