Steamed lapsi
Roasted cracked wheat steamed with jaggery, served with ghee
A lighter way to make lapsi: fine cracked wheat (bhaidku) is roasted in a little oil, mixed with jaggery water and steamed until soft and fluffy instead of cooked in lots of ghee. It's gently sweet and grainy, with a toasty flavour. Serve it hot with warm ghee poured over at the table.
- Total time
- 85 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 5
Ingredients
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat 2 tbsp oil in a saucepan over a low heat.
Step 2: Add 9 oz fine bulgur wheat (bhaidku) and roast, stirring often, until golden brown.
10 minStep 3: Boil 1 ½ cups water and 5 ½ oz jaggery until the jaggery dissolves. Strain it onto the roasted wheat and mix well.
5 minStep 4: Put the mixture in a heatproof bowl, cover, and steam it over a pan of simmering water (double boiling) for about 1 hour, until the wheat is soft. Top up the water in the pan as needed.
60 minStep 5: Fluff with a fork and serve hot, with 4 tbsp ghee poured over.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 60 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fibre
- 7 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does steamed lapsi take?
- About 85 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 75 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 5 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of jaggery?
- Dark brown or muscovado sugar, same amount.
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