Honeycomb Churma Recipe

Certainly! Here's a recipe for Honeycomb Churma:

Ingredients:

- 1 cup wheat flour (atta)

- 1/2 cup coarse semolina (rava)

- 1/4 cup ghee (clarified butter)

- 1/2 cup powdered jaggery or brown sugar

- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder

- 1/4 cup chopped almonds and cashews

- Oil for deep frying

For the Honeycomb Syrup:

- 1/2 cup honey

- 1/4 cup water

- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the wheat flour and semolina. Mix well.

2. Add the ghee to the flour mixture and rub it in with your fingertips until it resembles a crumbly texture.

3. Gradually add a little water at a time and knead to form a stiff dough. The dough should hold its shape when formed into a ball.

4. Divide the dough into small lemon-sized portions and shape them into round balls.

5. Heat oil in a deep frying pan or kadai over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat to low.

6. Gently slide a few dough balls into the hot oil and deep fry them until golden brown and crispy. Make sure to fry them on low heat to ensure they cook through and don't remain doughy inside.

7. Remove the fried dough balls from the oil using a slotted spoon and place them on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil. Repeat the frying process with the remaining dough balls.

8. Allow the fried dough balls (churma) to cool completely. Once cooled, break them into smaller pieces or crush them using a rolling pin or food processor. The texture should be coarse and crumbly.

9. In a separate pan, melt the jaggery or brown sugar with a little water over low heat to make a syrup. Add the cardamom powder and mix well.

10. Add the crushed churma to the syrup and mix until well coated. Also, add the chopped almonds and cashews and mix them in.

11. Remove the churma from the heat and let it cool for a few minutes.

12. While the churma is cooling, prepare the honeycomb syrup. In a small saucepan, combine honey, water, and lemon juice. Heat the mixture over low heat until it forms a syrup-like consistency. Remove from heat and let it cool slightly.

13. Pour the honeycomb syrup over the cooled churma mixture and mix well until all the churma is evenly coated.

14. Allow the Honeycomb Churma to cool completely and then transfer it to an airtight container for storage.

Your Honeycomb Churma is now ready to be enjoyed! Serve it as a sweet snack or dessert.