Ingredients

• 3 cups - rice
• 3.5 cups - sugar powdered
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup - milk
• 1 tbsp - khus khus (poppy seeds)
• 3 cups (approx.)- ghee

How to Make Anarsa (Sweet Dish)

• Wash and soak rice for 3 days, changing water each day. Wash and drain water, dry on a thick soft cloth, till dry.
• Grind into powder and mix with sugar.
• Press dough tightly, keep aside covered, for 2-3 hours.
• Sprinkle very little milk, knead into smooth, stiff, dough.
• Add milk very carefully, as sugar may make the dough soggy and soft.
• Divide dough into 50 parts. Keep covered with a moist clean cloth.
• Use a clean plastic sheet.
• Sprinkle a few grain of seeds, mould one part into a thin round.
• Press onto poppy seeds.
• Put 4 tbsp. ghee for heating in a thick-bottomed frying pan.
• When hot, place the round, seeds side up, in ghee.
• Shallow fry till golden on low-medium heat.
• Drain keep aside to cool. Add more ghee to pan as required.
• Heat, and repeat for all dough.
• If done rightly, they should have a fine mesh-like look on them and be crisp.
• Otherwise they have been underdone in centre.
• Store in airtight container after completely cooled and crisp.