Lapsi Recipe - Cracked Wheat Sweet

Lapsi Recipe is a traditional Rajasthani and Gujarati dessert. This cracked wheat dessert is a moist and soft pudding. Best served warm.

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RECIPE INGREDIENTS

» For Lapsi:

• 1/2 cup broken wheat (dalia)
• 2.5 cups hot boiling water
• 1/4 cup sugar/jaggery, or more to taste (I don?t like lapsi too sweet, that?s why I am adding 1/4 cup sugar)
• 1 tablespoon chopped almonds
• 1 tablespoon chopped cashews
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped pistachio
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 2 tablespoons coconut shavings
• 4 tablespoons + 2 tablespoons ghee

» For Serving:

• Some ghee
• Chopped nuts
• Coconut shavings

RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

» Make Lapsi in a pressure cooker:

1. Heat 4 tablespoons of ghee in a pressure cooker.
2. Add 1/2 cup broken wheat and sauté on medium heat for 5 minutes or till golden.
3. Boil 2.5 cups of water in a pan, and add this to the pressure cooker.
4. Stir well and close the lid. Pressure cook for 4 whistles.
5. Turn off the heat, and let the pressure go down completely. Once the pressure goes down, open the lid. Turn on the heat. Stir well and let the water vaporize over medium heat. Add sugar/jaggery and mix well.
6. Cook for 5 minutes or till the sugar melts completely and juice evaporates.
7. Add 2 tablespoons of ghee and stir well and cook for a minute.
8. Now add coconut shavings, chopped nuts, and mix well again.
9. Add cardamom powder and mix well.
10. Cook for 1 more minute, and turn off the heat.
11. Drizzle with some ghee, garnish with chopped nuts and serve hot.

» Make Lapsi in a pan:

1. Take a thick deep bottomed pan.
2. Add 4 tablespoons ghee in it and heat over medium heat.
3. Once the ghee is heated, add in the broken wheat and stir the mixture until golden brown in color.
4. Now boil 2.5 cups of water in a pan, and add this to the pan and let the broken wheat cook until it gets tender and the water is almost evaporated.
5. Once the mixture is vaporized, add the jaggery/sugar.
6. Cook the mixture on medium-low heat for about 5 minutes till the sugar melts completely and juice evaporates.
7. Add 2 tablespoons of ghee and stir well and cook for a minute.
8. Add cardamom powder and mix well. Once done remove the lapsi from heat.
9. Drizzle with some ghee, garnish with chopped nuts before serving.
10. Serve it hot or warm as a dessert or as a snack.

RECIPE NOTES

1. I have added only 1/4 cup of sugar here, but you can surely increase the amount.
2. You can replace coconut shavings with grated or desiccated coconut.