Imrati Recipe

 

Ingredients:

• 2 cup - urad dal
• 3 cup - sugar
• 300 ml - water
• saffron colour
• 1/2 tsp - cardomom ground
• 500 gms - ghee to fry

Method:

• Soak urad dal overnight in plenty of water.
• Wash and drain. Grind to fine thick batter. Put water little by little.
• Add colour and mix very well.
• If using a mixie, beat the dal well by hand till fluffy after grinding.
• Keep aside for 3 hours. More is weather is cold.
• Make 1 tar sugar syrup as shown in introduction.
• Add cardomom powder to syrup.
• Using either an imarti bottle (with nozzle) or cloth as shown in note, form imartis in the hot ghee. Lower flame and allow to crisp turning once.
• Remove from ghee, drain and dip in hot syrup. 
• Soak for 3-4 minutes, drain and serve.
• Repeat for remaining batter.
• Make 4-5 imartis at a time, depending on size of frying pan.