Ingredients

• 1.5 cup - gram flour.
• 1.5 cup - plain flour (maida).
• 250 gms- ghee.
• 2.5 cups - sugar.
• 1.5 cup - water.
• 2 tbsp - milk.
• 1/2 tsp- cardamom seeds, crushed coarsely.
• 2 tsp - charmagaz (combination of 4 types of seeds) refer glossary.
• 4" squares cut from a thin polythene sheet.

How to Make Patisa (Soan Papdi)

• Mix both flours together.
• Heat ghee in a heavy saucepan.
• Add flour mixture and roast on low till light golden.
• Keep aside to cool a little and keep stirring occasionally.
• Prepare syrup simultaneously.
• Make syrup out of sugar, water and milk.
• Bring syrup to 2.5 thread consistency.
• Pour at once into the flour mixture.
• Beat well with a large fork till the mixture forms thread like flakes.
• Pour on to a greased surface or thali and roll to 1 inch thickness lightly.
• Sprinkle the charmagaz seeds and elaichi and gently press down with palm.
• Cool and cut into 1 inch squares, wrap individually into square pieces of thin plastic sheet.
• Store in airtight container.