A bride’s panjiri

Name: A bride’s panjiri
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 1 × 500 ml (2 cup) jar
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 55 g (¼ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 2 tablespoons dried apricots, roughly chopped; 200 g (1 cup) coarse semolina; 6 green cardamom pods, cracked open, seeds extracted and ground; 2 tablespoons lotus seeds (makhana); 2 teaspoons Arabic gum crystals; 2 tablespoons unsalted almonds, roughly chopped; 2 tablespoons unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped; 2 tablespoons ghee; 2 tablespoons coconut flakes

Semolina Granola

Preparation info

Makes
1 ×
jar

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Andaza

By Sumayya Usmani

Published 2023

About

Although this is based on the ladoo (sweets) my mother made for my wedding, rather than using more ghee to make the nut and semolina mixture into sweets, I like to eat it as a granola, without milk. Lotus seeds and Arabic gum crystals can be found online and at some Asian or Middle Eastern supermarkets.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons coconut flakes
2 tablespoons ghee
2 tablespo

Asia
Pakistan
Karachi
Snack
Dessert
Vegetarian
Easter

Method

Roast the coconut flakes in a dry wok or frying pan over medium heat until light brown, then remove from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the ghee and fry the nuts, stirring frequently, until they are light brown, then set aside on paper towels.
Next, fry the Arabic gum crystals until puffy, then set those aside on paper towe