Its no secret that I LOVE to bake; but did u know that I can barely make a decent cuppa tea. I usually throw my hands up at the mere mention of regular cooking- NOT because I dont enjoy it but because It almost never turns out the way its supposed to be:(
Which is why I was mighty thrilled to make the desi praline- VARO.
Many of us South Indians have had a version called Chikki. My love for these nutty sweets were stroked after my father in law started bringing home some everyday for my sis-in-law and me , almost everyday after his morning walks. Crunchy, sweet and nutty…this is without doubt a lovely sweet!
Thank you Alka for a great recipe..you can find the original recipe here.and thank you Srivalli for the Indian Cooking Challange that lets me learn new things.
Varo – Sindhi Sweet Treat (Diwali Special)
Ingredients:
Assorted Nuts (I used Almonds, Pistachios and Cashew nuts) – 1 Cup
Poppy Seeds / Khus Khus – 2 tbsp
Cardamoms – 4 -5
Sugar – 1 Cup
Ghee Clarified Butter – 1 tbsp
Method:
Slice all mixed nuts into medium sized pieces. Powder the Cardamom seeds.
Grease a flat plate or the back of a plate.
In a heavy bottomed pan, add ghee and sugar. On low heat melt the sugar without stirring too much until it turns light and then a deep brown shade. Working fast add in the nuts, poppy seeds and the cardamoms. Mix until the nuts are well coated(just a couple of seconds) and transfer the mixture to the prepared plate. Flatten using a rolling pin.
Let cool and harden.
Cut into pieces using a knife..it might be a bit hard to break but u can use the rolling pin to hammer in the knife..
honeybeeluvsjackfruit
/ December 15, 2010Totally lipsmacking and a great picture!!
s
/ December 22, 2010thank you for ur comment.
Srivalli
/ November 25, 2010Thanks for joining..that looks so good..
shanthi
/ November 19, 2010Yummy and sure would have tasted good
shanthi
/ November 19, 2010Yummy and creamy
Pavani
/ November 16, 2010That looks yummy. I used only pistachios, have to try with other nuts next time.
thoma
/ November 16, 2010HAVE YOU SHIFTED? YOU BETTER PICK UP THAT AWARD FROM MY BLOG.
PJ
/ November 15, 2010Nice presentation.As u said Lil angel loves chikkis but missed them here.She was delighted to have this 🙂
Apu
/ November 15, 2010Now that looks super!!
Smitha
/ November 15, 2010looks yums…yummy treat!
usha
/ November 15, 2010Looks perfect and looks like cooking is also becoming your cup of tea now!
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veena
/ November 15, 2010wow!! this looks excellent
Priya
/ November 15, 2010Irresistible varo..
Abhilash
/ November 15, 2010aah… chikki… I like them a lot. Varo, never have them before but looks good.