Traditional Ghevar Recipe by Delicious Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups All-purpose flour(Maida)
• 1/2 cup ghee/clarified butter
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice
• few ice cubes
• oil for frying
• 2-liter water

For syrup

• 2 cups of sugar
• 1/2 cup water

For Serving 

• 1/4 cup pistachios and almonds, chopped
• Silver varak, optional
• 1 cup rabadi to serve
• 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
• Few saffron strands

Instructions

• In a mixing bowl add ghee and ice cubes and start rubbing with fingers until the ghee is pale and light. 
• Remove the ice cubes and add all-purpose flour ( Maida) and lemon juice. Start adding the water a little by little and mix to avoid lumps.
• Add all of the water and make a thin batter. Let the batter rest in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil for frying on low to medium heat in a wok.
• Make sugar syrup by boiling sugar and water for about 8-10 minutes. Add cardamom powder, saffron and keep it aside.
• Once the oil is hot enough start pouring the batter fille din a ladle from a little height. Make a hole in the center using a skewer or back of the spoon.
• Keep pouring the batter after every 15 seconds until you have enough and desired thickness of ghevar.
• When the sides of ghevar start releasing from the wok, take out the ghevar using a tong or chopstick.
• Likewise, make all the ghevars. Pour the sugar syrup on top of ghevars and sprinkle pistachios and decorate with silver varak.
• Serve topped with Rabdi and enjoy.

Notes

• You can store the ghevar for a week or so without adding the rabadi. 
• Do not make a thick batter and always pour the batter from a height fo better results.
• Keep stirring the batter every time before taking it for pouring