Thursday, July 26, 2012

SHINGARE KA SHEERA (Vrat ka Khana)


On fasting days we make use of shingara flour. Here is a recipe of sheera made with it.

Ingredients:
Shingara flour ..... 1/2 cup
Green cardamoms..2-3
Ghee .................... 1 tbsp. (if you take melted take 1 and 1/2)
Sugar ..................3-4  tbsp. (according to your taste)
Pistachios ..... to garnish (crushed)

Method:
1. In a pan heat the ghee and add the crushed cardamoms.

2.When you get the aroma add the flour and keep stirring on medium flame until it gets a nice brown colour.

3. Add one cup water and stir quickly to avoid lumps.

4. Now add the sugar and mix well. Keep mixing for half a minute till the consistency is thick.
Garnish with pistachios.

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20 comments:

  1. Delicious sweet..flavor of cardamon and pistachios must have tasted heavenly

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    1. Yes Suja... I love the cardamom flavour too :)

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  2. Very interesting dessert, looks yumm!

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  3. Wow...very tempting desert...yummy
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  4. Thats a new treat to me..Have seen the flour at the store but have never tried it..looks yum
    Also thanks for stopping by my blog and following you back.

    Aaha Oho

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    1. Thank you Nidhya for dropping by and following..

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  5. Interesting dessert.. new for me
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  6. I just love that this has pistachios on it. My favourite nut!

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  7. many people especially the sters don't like the gooey texture of the sheera, but I just love it. Its so yummy.

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