Ingredients:
- 1 cup wheat flour (250 g)
- 3/4 cup finely chopped jaggery
- 3/4 cup ghee
- 50 g udad flour
- 1 tablespoon dry methi powder
- 2 tablespoon katlu powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon dry ginger powder (soonth)
- 1/2 teaspoon Peepramul (ganthoda) powder
- 1/4 cup crushed gond
- 3 tablespoons each of finely chopped almonds, cashew and pista
- 2 tablespoons grated dry coconut
- 1 tablespoon grated dry coconut for garnishing
Method
Heat ghee in a non-stick pan. Once heated, add wheat and udad flour to the pan. Roast the mixture till it is pinkish in color and releases an aroma. Once roasted, add crushed gond to the mixture and stir the contents of the pan while the gond is being roasted. Do this till the gond expands and puffs. If the gond remains uncooked, it will stick in the teeth later on, hence ensuring that it puffs fully is important.
Next, add dry methi powder, katlu powder, dry ginger powder, and peepramul to the pan and mix the contents thoroughly. Follow this by adding grated dry coconut to the mixture and stir well. Finally, add the dryfruits to the pan and mix well.
Now turn off the gas, take the pan off the stove, and add jaggery to the mixture. Stir it well so that the jaggery blends in perfectly with the mixture. Once the jaggery has blended in, take out this mixture on a plate and spread it. Sprinkly grated dry coconut on the plate for garnishing. Let the plate cool slightly, and use a knife to draw out individual pak pieces on the plate. With the knife cuts in place, let the plate cool completely to room temperature. Now take out individual pieces from the plate and store them in a container.
Your medicinal and delicious katlu pak is now ready. Eat one piece daily in winter for relief against back pain. This is meant only for the winter months typically as it increases the heat in the body, making it unsuitable for the hotter months. Don’t overeat the pak even in winters for the same reason. You can vary the proportions of the ingredients based on personal preferences.
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