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Ghevar recipe

Ghevar is the traditional honeycomb dessert which is the royal signature dish of Rajasthan.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: gheear, ghevar, traditional rajasthani sweets
Servings: 8

Ingredients

For batter

  • 1 cup maida
  • cup ghee
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • cup milk
  • 2 cup water

Sugar syrup

  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water

Garnish

  • 1 tablespoon chopped almonds and pistachios
  • ½ cup rabdi optional

Instructions

For batter

  • Take ghee with 2-3 ice cubes in a mixing bowl.
  • Whisk until the texture becomes smooth and creamy,Once done,discard ice cubes.
  • Add flour with water in parts slowly and mix softly until it becomes nice and fluffy in texture.

To fry ghevar

  • Take a pan with 3-4 inch depth and flat base,Use a cookie mold with 2-3 inch height.
  • Fill it halfway with oil or ghee,Heat on medium flame.
  • Once oil is optimally hot,pour a spoonful of batter in the middle of the vessel in a thin stream,Take caution as oil will splatter.
  • Wait for a few seconds until bubbles settle, and then pour the second spoonful .
  • Use a skewer to make a hole in the center.
  • Fry until golden brown on medium flame,The sides will be slightly more golden.
  • Once it is properly fried, remove carefully by inserting that thin skewer in the middle of the disc and lift the whole ghevar with it.You may perfect the technique in few attempts.
  • Allow the ghevar to rest on a cooling rack or on a bowl that is smaller that the ghevar disc,This will ensure to remove any any excess oil.

Sugar syrup

  • Boil sugar and water in a pan untill the sugar has disolved.
  • Add few drops of lemon juice or vinegar to avoid the syrup getting crystallized.
  • Brush the ghevar with sugar syrup.
  • Garnish the ghevar with dry fruits and Rabri(thickened milk)

Notes

Note:
Pour the batter in very thin stream,almost like pouring drops while frying.
After topping them with hot syrup, keep them aside before serving because you may find them a bit hard initially.
You can store dry ghevar without syrup for 15 days in an airtight container.
For recipe of Rabrirabri/thickened milk dessert.