Name: Dry fruit panjeeri recipe by Geeta Sachdev at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 75 to 80 gram makhana /lotus seeds or 1 big serving bowl .; 2 tea spoon gaund/edible gum; 1 bowl almonds; 1 bowl cashews; 2 bowls melon seeds or magaj; 1/2 bowl chirongi/cuddapah almond; 1 bowl dessicated coconut; 1/2bowl kishmish /raisins; 1 tea spoon saunth /dried ginger; 1 tea spoon coarsely grinded dhania/coriender seeds }optional; 1 tea spoon kewra essence ...; 1 table spoon crushed cardamom seeds; 3 bowls sugar; 1 bowl water for chashni; 1/2bowl pure ghee

Ingredients Serving: 6

75 to 80 gram makhana /lotus seeds or 1 big serving bowl .
2 tea spoon gaund/edible gum
1 bowl almonds
1 bowl cashews
2 bowls melon seeds or magaj
1/2 bowl chirongi/cuddapah almond
1 bowl dessicated coconut
1/2bowl kishmish /raisins
1 tea spoon saunth /dried ginger
1 tea spoon coarsely grinded dhania/coriender seeds }optional
1 tea spoon kewra essence ...
1 table spoon crushed cardamom seeds
3 bowls sugar
1 bowl water for chashni
1/2bowl pure ghee

Instructions

Grease the thali with 1 tea spoon ghee from all sides and keep it aside.
Roast makhanas in 2 table spoon desi ghee till crisp ..
Fry gaund in 2 table spoon ghee
Fry almonds and Cashews in 1 tea spoon ghee
Dry roast melon seeds and chirongi in the same vok
At last dry roast coconut and raisins
First coarsely grind makhanas take them off in a big bowl
then grind gaund then almonds and Cashews then magaj and chirongi ..
After that mix all the above mentioned ingredients in a parat except the essence..
Fr sugar syrup /chashni boil sugar with water till sugar is completely dissolves in water and chasni became thick .. to check the consistency of thickness drop a chashni with spoon in a bowl of water if drop become set in the surface of bowl it means chashni is ready .if the drop scatter then have to boil for few more mins and again check it
If it 's ready off the gas ..at this tym add essence
And also add all the ingredients slowly in 3 batches with stirring and folding all the material ..
Transfer the panjeeri over greased thali carefully pat it with slightly wet hand and tap the thali to set it evenly
Let it rest for few min with in 15 minutes it will be set or it can take little more time then cut it in diamond shape or square of your choice ...

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