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LAPSI
(BROKEN WHEAT SWEET)
Coastweek
- - A traditional festive
sweet served during Eid.
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INGREDIENTS:
(Ten servings).
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1/4 kg broken wheat
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125 gms jaggery (ghor)
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250 gms butter
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50 gms desiccated coconut
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2 tbsp oil
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25 gms sultanas
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1 tbspfennelseeds
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1 tsp ground cardamom
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1/4 tin evaporated milk
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½ tsp nutmeg
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Yellow colouring
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75 gins coarsely ground almonds and pistachios for
decorating
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Boiling water - same volume as wheat
Preparation and cooking time:
approx. 60 minutes
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METHOD:
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Dissolve the jaggery in the boiling water, add
yellow colouring and leave aside
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Melt the butter and add oil. Add the fennel seeds
and allow to splutter
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Add the broken wheat and fry slowly over medium
heat until light brown and crisp
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Mix in the desiccated coconut and fry for a few
minutes
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Slowly pour in the previously prepared liquid,
stirring constantly
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Add all the remaining ingredients except milk and
cook over low heat for a few minutes until most of the liquid has
been absorbed
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Add milk, mix well and cook in oven at 160°C (Gas
Mark 3 or 325°F) for 30 minutes
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Sprinkle almonds and pistachios
Serve with far-far or papadums.
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contributions - If you have a favourite 'traditional' recipe that
might go
down well along the East African Coast, do send it in to us and we can
share your pleasure and treasure with our readers around the world.
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