CHOMITH ( sweet made of pulse )

 CHOMITH




       It is not exactly an authentic dish,but a variation of a sweet made of bengal gram . Prepared with very simple ingredients,this sweet dish can be enjoyed anytime,anyday ---- easy to make and takes less time.


Preparation time  : 30 mins 
Cooking time       : 30 mins 
Servings              : 16 pieces



Ingredients         :
  • Bengal gram  / chana dal          -  2 cups
  • Khoya  /  mawa                         -  100 gms
  • Refined flour  /  maida               -  50 gms
  • Black cardamom  /  bari ilaichi  -  as required
  • Refined oil                                 -  reqd. for deep frying
For sugar syrup  :
  • Sugar  /  shakkar                       -  4 cups
  • Water                                         -  2 cups





Preparation  :
  • Make a syrup by boiling the sugar and water together in a sauce pan,stirring constanly for about 5 mins.
  • Keep aside.
  • Separate the seeds from the pods of the cardamom.





Method  :
  • Pick and wash the dal well in water.
  • Boil it in required quantity of water,so that the boiled grains should be soft on pressing with fingers,but not over cooked and mushy.

  • Now,when slightly cool,mash the boiled dal with hands smoothly and without any lumps. 

  • Add in it the mawa, maida and a tsp.of sugar.
  • Mix all of them and knead well into a smooth dough.


  • Make balls of size slightly bigger than a lemon,roll on your palm,flatten them slightly,and put 3 - 4 seeds of the cardamom in it. Then,close from all sides and give an elongated shapes of each balls.


  • Heat oil for deep frying in a kadhai / wok or any deep bottomed vessel.
  • Put the pieces in batches, and fry until brown on low to medium heat.


  • After frying ,take them out of the oil and put on a plate.

  • Put them into the sugar syrup,and keep them in the syrup for about 4-5 hours.


  • Serve and enjoy


Suggestion : put the hot fried chomith into cool sugar syrup and vice versa.



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