Pinni Recipe - A traditional Punjabi sweet – ground urad dal sautéed with flours and cooked in sugar syrup.

Soak urad dal for about one hour minimum. Drain and grind finely, if possible without adding water or with very little water. Heat ghee in a deep pan. Add semolina, gram flour, wheat flour and sauté for five minutes. Add dal paste and continue to sauté on low heat for about half an hour. Meanwhile make a syrup of sugar with half a cup of water till it reaches a one string consistency. Roast almond slivers and keep aside.

Add khoya to urad dal mixture and roast for five minutes. Add green cardamom powder and mix. Add sugar syrup and mix and cook for some more time till it becomes a little dry. Add almonds and take it off the heat. Allow it to cool. Divide into equal portions and shape each portion into round or oval pinnis.

Recipe Type Veg.

Ingredients:

• Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal) 1 1/4 cups
• Semolina (rawa/suji) 2 1/2 tablespoons
• Pure ghee 3/4 cup
• Gram flour (besan) 1 1/2 tablespoons
• Wheat flour 1/2 tablespoon
• Sugar 1 cup
• Almonds slivers3 tablespoons
• Mawa (khoya) grated3/4 cup
• Green cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

1. Soak urad dal for about one hour minimum. Drain and grind finely, if possible without adding water or with very little water.
2. Heat ghee in a deep pan. Add semolina, gram flour, wheat flour and sauté for five minutes. Add dal paste and continue to sauté on low heat for about half an hour.
3. Meanwhile make a syrup of sugar with half a cup of water till it reaches a one string consistency. Roast almond slivers and keep aside.
4. Add khoya to urad dal mixture and roast for five minutes. Add green cardamom powder and mix. Add sugar syrup and mix and cook for some more time till it becomes a little dry.
5. Add almonds and take it off the heat. Allow it to cool. Divide into equal portions and shape each portion into round or oval pinnis.

Note:

Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry 4 dough portions at a time, on a medium flame for 20 minutes or till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper and allow them to cool.

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Enjoy!