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Kilsa

  • Duration: 30 minutes
  • Serves: 2-4 people

Authenticity Slice

Don’t take out the water while grinding the all-purpose flour. Authentic kilsa has mud-like texture.

Trivia Tadka

This easy-to-make sweet dish from Northern states of South India is prepared with maida and coconut milk; it is a Bakri-eid special. Kilsa has its healthy variants in the form of wheat and ragi too.

Ingredients

  • Coconut milk (first press 1 cup, second press ½ cup)
  • All-purpose white flour (maida) (2 tbsp)
  • Sugar (2 tbsp)
  • Water (2 cups)
  • Cashew nuts (1 tbsp)
  • Ghee (1 tbsp)
  • Grated coconut (nariyal) (1/2 cup)
  • Salt (½ pinch)
  • Rose petals (to garnish)

Method

  • Dissolve all-purpose flour in 1 cup of water, check for lumps, strain and keep it aside.
  • Mix the thick coconut milk  with the maida mix, add sugar and heat it up to make a thick sauce.
  • Remove from heat and let it cool. Once cooled, add ½ cup of grated coconut.
  • Add salt and taste to check the balance of flavours.
  • Add the rest of the coconut milk, shake or stir well.
  • Next, sauté cashew nuts in ghee and pour over cooked kilsa.
  • Garnish with rose petals and serve in silver cups.

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