Kesaria ghari
Paneer and mawa domes stuffed with saffron coconut
Kesaria ghari are pretty fluted sweets: a soft coating of paneer and mawa (khoya) cooked with sugar and milk wraps a golden filling of coconut and milk powder in saffron syrup. They're milky, delicate and fragrant with cardamom. Press them in a patterned mould and decorate with flaked nuts; the recipe makes 14.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 7
Ingredients
For the coating
For the stuffing
To decorate
Method
0/11 doneStep 1: For the coating, boil ½ cup milk and 5 ½ oz sugar in a heavy pan until thick.
6 minStep 2: Add 5 ½ oz paneer and 7 oz mawa (khoya) and mix well.
Step 3: Cook on a low heat, stirring, until the mixture forms a lump and doesn't stick to your palm.
8 minStep 4: Take off the heat and, when cool enough to handle, divide into 14 equal balls.
Step 5: For the stuffing, boil ½ cup milk and 3 ½ oz sugar to a two-thread syrup: a drop pressed between finger and thumb forms two threads (see the sugar syrup recipe).
8 minStep 6: Stir in ¼ tsp saffron powder, 1 pinch yellow food colouring and ½ tsp ground cardamom.
Step 7: In a pan, heat 1 tsp ghee and cook 2 ⅛ oz milk powder and 3 ⅛ oz desiccated coconut for 2 minutes, stirring.
2 minStep 8: Stir in the syrup and mix well. Take off the heat and, when cool, make 14 balls.
Step 9: Flatten each coating ball into a small round (puri) in your palm, put a stuffing ball in the middle and fold the sides up around it to make a round ball.
Step 10: Press each ball in a patterned mould to flatten and shape it.
Step 11: Decorate with 1 tbsp almond and pistachio flakes. Keep in the fridge.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 340 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kesaria ghari take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 7 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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