WITH LOVE AND BLESSING FROM THE JIKONI
My Nephew Alok is getting married soon and the Jaan takes off to sunny Mwanza where the wedding takes place. There is so much excitement brewing in the jikoni as all the kids get together to discuss the upcoming wedding and their plans to see and do stuff when they reach Tanzania.
Its going to be a grand wedding with the finest hotels booked for the guests, the venue is delightful and with all the nieces and nephews attending, it will certainly be a noisy, jolly and fun affair. As I am unable to attend this event, I am sending love from the Jikoni. This love comes in the form of ice halwa and barfi. As the groom’s Fui (paternal aunt) I want to ensure that the Jaan should get a traditional send off from Charleston and no Gujarati tradition is complete without sweets or mithai.
As my brother Nilesh and Bhabhi Nayana get ready to see their youngest son wed and prepare for the band baja baraat, Manu and I send, along with the mithai, all our love and blessings to our darling Alok and the beautiful Hiral…. band baja wage aje Kotecha building ma or should I sing faiba vina kem chalse ho raj….
1 cup white flour
1 cup milk
1 cup ghee
3 cups sugar
few strands of saffron
1 teaspoon cardamom crushed
handful almond slivers
In a heavy bottomed pan, mix flour, milk, ghee , sugar and saffron. Stir well until well combined. Turn the heat on and cook on high heat until it starts to boil stirring continuously. Turn the heat on medium and keep stirring for about 20 minutes .It will get thicker and will start living the sides of the pot and forms like a soft dough. Pour the mixture on the parchment paper and spread little with spatula .cover with another piece of parchment paper. Start rolling immediately .Once almost rolled out remove the top paper and sprinkle crushed cardamom and almond slivers. cover with parchment paper and roll again. Remove the top paper , cut in to squares Let it dry for about 8 to 10 hours and flip them upside down for about 8 hours or completely dried. Put the parchment paper between each slice and store in an air tight container. Enjoy Bombay halwa
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Sandhya thank you for your lovely message. Faiba Veena Kya chalse!
Bombay Halwa recipe looks really good. Where is the recipe for chocolate barfi? Picture there but no recipe for barfi.
Hello Vibhuti,Going to post the recipe tomorrow .Thank you for your comment.