How to make Soonth -
Basically means dry ginger
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Whole wheat flour, Dry Ginger Powder
Cuisine : Punjabi
Course : Powders
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Soonth Recipe Card
Punjabi food is wholesome and full of rustic flavour. The custom of cooking in community ovens or tandoors prevails in rural pockets even today. The cuisine is characterised by a profusion of dairy products in the form of malai, paneer and dahi. The dals are a speciality of this type of cuisine, made of whole pulses like black gram, green gram and Bengal gram. They are cooked on slow fire, often simmered for hours till they turn creamy and then flavoured with spices and rounded off with malai for that rich finish. The food is simply delicious.
The most unique thing about cooking in a tandoor is the smoky flavour that the food gets making it tastier. Moreover it is a healthy way of cooking since minimum fat is required and the food generally gets cooked in its own juices thus retaining its natural flavours. Besides it is not only easy to digest, it is also very hygienic. In conclusion one can safely say that it is through tandoori cooking that Indian cuisine first got globally acknowledged.
Prep Time : 6-10 minutes
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Soonth Recipe
Whole wheat flour 4 teaspoons
Dry Ginger Powder 4 tablespoons
Edible resin gum (goond) Large crystals 1 tablespoon
Jaggery (gur) grated 1/2 cup
Dry ginger powder (soonth) 1 tablespoon
Dry coconut (khopra) grated 1 tablespoon
Almonds 6-7
Green cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon
Method
Step 1
Heat half the quantity of ghee in a pan, add flour and gum crystals.
Step 2
Allow crystals to pop well, stirring continuously. Remove from pan. In same pan, add remaining ghee.
Step 3
Add jaggery and mix well. Cook till jaggery has melted to a smooth paste. Do not overcook or soonth will become hard. Remove from fire, add all the ingredients, including popped gum. Mix very well. Cool to room temperature.
Step 4
Store in airtight container, pressing down lightly while filling. The mixture should be crumbly, chewy and dry.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1130 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 112.2 gm
Protein : 5.1 gm
Fat : 73.3 gm
Other : 0
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