Baisin ki Tukriyan

Ingredients

• 500 g baisin (gram flour)
• 250 g icing sugar
• 250 g ghee
• 100 g blanched almond, roughly chopped
• 100 g cashew nut, roughly chopped
• 50 g unsalted pistachio nuts, roughly chopped
• seeds from 8 green cardamoms
• ½ tsp ground cardamom
• 4 – 5 silver leaves (optional)

Directions

1. Heat ghee in a heavy based pan over low heat.
2. Add cardamom seeds and baisin.
3. Stirring all the time, fry these for about 1\2 an hour or until it is brown in color.
4. Add the sugar, almond, cashew nuts, pistachio and ground cardamom.
5. Mix well and stirring frequently cook for 10 more minutes.
6. Spread evenly in a tray and leave it to cool completely for several hours or preferably overnight.
7. Cut into squares or diamonds.
8. Decorate with silver leaf and chopped nuts, if you wish.
9. Store in an air tight container.
10. Serve with green tea.