Dry Fruits Paag, Nariyal pag, Panchmewa Paag for Janmashtami Vrat
Ingredients
Lotus seeds (मखाने) - 1 cup (20 gms)
Dry coconut (सूखा नारियल) - 1 cup ( 60 gms ) (grated)
Muskmelon seeds (खरबूजे के बीज) - 1 cup (70 gms)
Sugar (चीनी ) - 2 cups (500 gms)
Ghee (घी)- 3/4 cup ( 150 gms)
Almonds (बादाम) - 1/2 cup ( 40 gms)
Edible gum (गोंद) - 1/3 cup (30 gms)
Poppy seeds (खसखस) - 1/4 cup ( 30 gms)
White pepper (सफेद मिर्च) - 1 tsp
Green cardamom (इलाइची) - 10 to 12 (powder)
Direction:
Getting Ready:
Making:
1. Add 3/4 cup ghee to the wok and heat it. When the oil is medium hot, put the lotus seeds to fry. Stir until golden brown. Take them out in a plate by holding the ladle at the edge of the wok.
2. Let the ghee cool a bit then take 1/3 cup edible gum. Put it to fry. Turn on the flame, keep the flame low. Put it to fry in two parts. Stir the edible gum and roast it. Once it puffs up, take it out and reduce the flame. Take it out and reduce flame. Put the leftover edible gum to fry and prepare likewise.
3. Take 1/2 cup almonds, add it to ghee and fry until golden brown and puffed. Reduce the flame take them out.
4. When the Flame is low and ghee is less hot. Take 1 cup musk melon seeds and put to fry. Put the flame to medium. Fry by continuously stirring them. The seeds crackle and puff up. When slightly brown add desiccated coconut to it.
5. Add 1/4 cup poppy seeds. Mix all ingredients well. Roast while stirring for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir it keep the flame low medium. We stirred it for 3 minutes. Take them out in a bowl.
6. To make sugar syrup, take 2 cups sugar in a vessel. Add 0.75 cup water to it. Turn on the flame. Cook the sugar syrup until sugar dissolves in water. Stir it at regular intervals.
7. Crush the whole dry fruits and prepare it. Crush the dry fruits in mortar and pestle. Crush the Almonds, lotus seeds and edible gum separately, grind them coarsely. Add all ingredients to the bowl of dry fruits. Add 1 tsp white pepper powder.
8. Check if the sugar syrup is ready. When sugar syrup forms a single thread on drop then it is ready. Pour a drop in a bowl, Stick it between your fingers. If it forms a single thread then it is ready.
9. Grease the thali, Meanwhile drop all of the dry fruits in the sugar syrup. Add crushed white pepper too. Add powder made from 10 to 12 small cardamoms, Mix all ingredients well. Cook until it reaches the setting consistency. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Mix well. Turn off flame.
10. Put the Pag in thali to set. Spread it evenly, with a spoon. Put markings on the pag. You can keep pieces big or small as desired. Let it cool a bit and set. Lift it from the thali with the help of a knife. Slightly heat the base of the thali for 10 to 12 seconds. Then separate the pieces.
Serving :
11. Take out scrumptious Mix dry fruit Pag pieces. Relish these on any festive or special occasion. When cool store it in a air tight container. You can eat it for a month.
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20 авг 2024
