Ghevar

A disc-shaped, porous sweet from Rajasthan, made from a flour batter and soaked in sugar syrup. It's a specialty of the Teej festival.

Ghevar

Ingredients

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour (maida)
  • 1/4 cup Ghee, melted
  • 3-4 Ice cubes
  • 4 cups Chilled water
  • Ghee for deep frying
  • For Sugar Syrup:

  • 1.5 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Water

Instructions

  1. Prepare the batter: In a large bowl, take the melted ghee and rub it with ice cubes until it becomes creamy and solid.
  2. Add the flour and crumble it into the ghee. Gradually add the chilled water and whisk to make a thin, smooth, lump-free batter.
  3. Fry the Ghevar: Heat ghee for deep frying in a deep, cylindrical pan. The ghee should be very hot.
  4. Pour a ladleful of batter from a height in a thin stream into the center of the hot ghee. It will sizzle and create a lattice-like structure.
  5. Allow the froth to settle, then pour another ladleful in the center. Repeat 4-5 times to form a thick disc with a hole in the center.
  6. Fry until golden and crisp. Carefully lift the ghevar out and place it on a wire rack to drain excess ghee.
  7. Prepare the syrup: Boil sugar and water until it reaches a one-string consistency.
  8. Assemble: Place the fried ghevar on the wire rack and pour the warm sugar syrup over it. Garnish with rabri, nuts, or silver vark. Let it set before serving.