Anarsa

Total Time: 74 hrs Cook Time: 74 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 cups rice
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 1/2 cups ghee
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 1/3 cup milk (approx.)

Recipe

• 1 wash and soak rice in plenty of water.
• 2 change water everyday, repeating process for 3 days.
• 3 now, drain all water, and spread on a clean cloth for 3-4 hours.
• 4 grind to powder and sieve.
• 5 mix in sugar.
• 6 now press and keep aside for 2 hours.
• 7 sprinkle milk little by little, kneading mixture into a soft pliable dough.
• 8 on a clean plastic sheet, sprinkle a few poppy seeds.
• 9 take a ping-pong-sized ball of dough, press onto sprinkled seeds.
• 10 rotate and thin out dough with the hand, forming a 4" sized round.
• 11 heat 3-4 tbsp.
• 12 ghee in a frying pan.
• 13 let in one round, seeds side up.
• 14 shallow fry on low flame, till golden brown.
• 15 drain and keep aside.
• 16 repeat for remaining dough, add more ghee as required.
• 17 cool very well for 5-6 hours before storing in airtight containers.