Churma

While I like Churma Lodoos more, Snehanshu's favorite is a bowl of Churma served Rajasthani style. And every year this is one of the Prasad I offer. Yesterday as day 4 of Ganesh festival I offered Churma not only to Bappa but also to my dear hubby. :)

Ingredients

2 cups wheat flour

1/2cup+3 tbsp. milk

Ghee for deep frying

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. cardamom powder

1 cup desi ghee (warm)

1 cup powdered sugar

• Mix 2 cups of whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp. milk to form a stiff dough. (this will be stiffer than puri dough). Take small portions and press hard to form a oval shapes. These are called 'Muthiyas' made by forming a tight fist. Deep fry in ghee over low heat till is turns brown. This needs to be well fried deep inside so do not get restless.
• When cooled, break into pieces and grind into powder in a food processor. this will take quite some time. You could do it in batches. Sieve out larger pieces to regrind them. Churma is ready.
• Add around 1/2 tsp of nutmeg powder to the churma. 
• Serve powdered sugar sprinkled with cardamom powder and warm ghee on the side.
• To eat: mix churma, powdered sugar and enough ghee into a bowl & enjoy as is or add more ghee till you can form into ladoos!

Here is step-by-step pictorial recipe:
I am putting up all the pictures here as a recap of how to make churma?

The important step here is to sieve Churma.

We are ready to serve. Mix in 1/3 part of powdered sugar and warm ghee.

Or serve powdered sugar sprinkled with cardamom powder and warm ghee on the side, just as Snehanshu likes! Mix all together and enjoy!

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