Lapsi, Fada ni Lapsi, Gujarati Broken Wheat Dessert Recipe with step by step photos
Recipes using Fada-
Broken wheat or bulgur wheat also popularly known as fada, lapsi or dalia (daliya) is very healthy as compared to rice or any other grain. It is rich in iron, fibre, magnesium and many minerals. You can read more about the health benefits in this article of benefits of dalia. You can easily substitute rice, rava with fada and make a wholesome bowls of khichdi, upma, salads etc. Like lapsi recipe | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet | then here are some popular recipes using broken wheat:
How to make Lapsi-
To make lapsi recipe | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet |, heat the ghee in a non-stick kadhai. My mother adds whole spices like cloves and cinnamon to perk up fada ni lapsi.
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Once the ghee is hot, add broken wheat. Try using coarse broken wheat to make fada ni lapsi, the finer version is used to make kansar.
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Mix well and cook on a low flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till it turns golden brown in colour, while stirring continuously. It is very important to stir continuously while roasting otherwise the lapsi will burn.
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Add 2 cups of warm water. To make it rich and creamy, make use of milk instead of water for cooking.
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Mix well and cook on a high flame till the water starts boiling.
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Cook on a low flame for 15 to 17 minutes or till the broken wheat is almost done, while stirring continuously. You can even prepare lapsi in a pressure cooker, to know how to check out this recipe lapsi. As the broken wheat gets roasted, you will get a nice toasted aroma. Open the lid once or twice in between to stir and prevent lapsi from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Also, if the water dries out and dalia is not cooked then add some more warm water
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Add sugar. You can even make use of jaggery to make lapshi.
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Add cardamom powder to enhance the flavour of cracked wheat sheera.
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Mix well and cook on a low flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till the ghee separates, while stirring continuously or until the broken wheat is cooked and tender. Our lapsi | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet | is ready!
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Serve lapsi | fada ni lapsi | dalia sheera | Gujarati broken wheat sweet | hot garnished with almond and pistachio slivers. If you make this broken wheat dessert in advance, before serving add 2 tbsp of milk to the lapsi, mix well and reheat it for 2 minutes. Garam Golpapdi, Kaju Kopra Sheera & Mango Custard are some other popular Gujarati sweets from our huge collection of Gujarati mithai. Gujarati Sweet Mithai Recipes.
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Frequently Asked Questions -
Q. Can i use Jaggery in Fada ni Lapsi instead of sugar? Yes, you can use 5 tbsp jaggery instead of sugar.