Sahi Jaam / Kala Jaam (10 Pieces)

BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM

Ingredients:

Mawa (khoya) 150 gms
Paneer 100 gms
Flour 2 tbsp
sugar 1 tbsp
Ghee 1 cup
Cooking soda 1 pinch
Milk 1-2 tsp
Cardamom seeds a few
Raisins 10

Sugar syrup:

Sugar 2 cups
Water 1 cup

Method:

- Prepare sugar syrup by boiling sugar in water and make it thick. 

- Mash mawa. Add 1 tsp ghee into it. 

- Grate paneer and add to mashed mawa, sugar, flour, soda and milk, knead for a few minutes and make a soft but uniform dough. 

- Take a portion, roll it on your palms into a round shape, insert cardamom seed and raisins, and then roll it nicely to prepare balls (lemon size) from the dough. 

- Take a kadai, heat ghee and then deep fry the balls on slow flame till dark brown. 

- Take out one by one and dip into sugar syrup. 

- Soak these for an hour. Then take out kala jaams from the syrup. 

- Decorate with flower shaped mawa nad put cherry on top.

- Place the sweets on the rakhi thali and decorate with petals and dried fruit and nuts.