Wedding Style Lapsi

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• 3/4 cup ghee
• 1 cup large-sized dry wheat groats (lapsi/kansar)
• 1 small piece cinnamon stick
• 3-4 pods green cardamom
• 4 cloves
• 3 cups hot water
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup jaggery (as an alternative to sugar)
• 1 teaspoon charoli (chironji seeds)
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• A few strands saffron, dissolved in a little water
• A handful fried cashews
• A handful raisins
• A handful chopped pistachios
• (Optional) almonds

1. 1Place a pressure cooker on a gas stove, then add 3/4 cup of ghee and let it melt and heat up on medium flame.
2. 2Add 1 cup of large-sized wheat groats (Lapsi) to the hot ghee and roast continuously on a medium flame with a spatula, avoiding high heat to prevent burning.
3. 3As the groats start to turn golden, add 1 small cinnamon stick, 3-4 green cardamoms, and 4 cloves, then continue roasting until the groats achieve a deeper, uniform golden-brown color and the ghee is almost fully absorbed (about 5-7 minutes).
4. 4Turn the flame to low (or off temporarily), carefully add 3 cups of hot water to the roasted groats, and stir well.
5. 5Cover the pressure cooker with its lid and pressure cook on a medium flame for 2 whistles.
6. 6After 2 whistles, turn off the gas and let the pressure release naturally from the cooker.
7. 7Open the cooker, then gently stir the lapsi to ensure it is perfectly cooked with all the water absorbed and individual grains.
8. 8Turn the gas back on to a medium flame, then add 1 cup of sugar (or 3/4 cup jaggery), 1 teaspoon of charoli, 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder, and the saffron water.
9. 9Stir well and continue cooking on a low flame until the sugar melts, its water evaporates, the mixture thickens, and ghee starts to float on top again.
10. 10Once the ghee floats on top and the lapsi reaches a soft yet cohesive consistency, turn off the gas.
11. 11Add fried cashews, raisins, and chopped pistachios, then stir to incorporate them into the lapsi.
12. 12Leave the cooker open and allow the Lapsi to rest for about 10 minutes to become fluffy before serving.

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