Gur Paare Recipe (A traditional Punjabi Wedding Sweet)
A vegetarian Punjabi recipe with all purpose flour (maida), ghee, jaggery. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byHarpreet Singh🇮🇳
Instructions
21 steps- 1
To begin making the Gur Paare Recipe in a large mixing bowl add the maida and the melted ghee
ghee(1/4 cup) - 2
Keep mixing the flour and ghee mixture until you get coarse crumb like texture and the ghee starts to hold the flour together
all purpose flour (maida)(500 grams)ghee(1/4 cup) - 3
At this point add teaspoons of water at a time and knead it to make a firm dough
- 4
Divide the dough in four parts and roll each portion of the dough into a half an inch thick round circle
- 5
Cut them into vertical strips and then into 2-3 inch long strips
- 6
Repeat for rest of the dough portions
- 7
In a kadai, heat oil for deep frying on medium heat
sunflower oil - for deep frying - 8
Once the oil is hot, add the cut dough strips and fry until slightly brown and crisp
- 9
Do make sure to fry on medium heat so it gets crisp evenly
- 10
Drain them on a kitchen towel and allow them to cool a bit
- 11
In another heavy bottomed pan, add chopped or grated jaggery
jaggery(250 grams) - 12
On a slow flame allow it to melt, stirring continuously all the time
- 13
Cook till you attain the consistency where you add a drop of jaggery into the cool water and it solidifies
jaggery(250 grams) - 14
At this point add the saunf and stir
- 15
Turn off the heat and immediately add the fried strips to the jaggery syrup
jaggery(250 grams) - 16
Mix quickly using two ladles so that all the strips are evenly coated with the jaggery
jaggery(250 grams) - 17
Once done, the Gur Paare is ready
- 18
Transfer the Gur Paare onto a tray cool completely
- 19
Once completely cool separate the strips carefully taking care not to break them too much
- 20
Store them an airtight container for 15 days
- 21
Serve the Gur Paare for festivals like Karva Chauth or any other special occasion in the family
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Gur Paare Recipe (A traditional Punjabi Wedding Sweet)
A vegetarian Punjabi recipe with all purpose flour (maida), ghee, jaggery. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byHarpreet Singh🇮🇳
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Directions
21 steps- 1
To begin making the Gur Paare Recipe in a large mixing bowl add the maida and the melted ghee
ghee(1/4 cup) - 2
Keep mixing the flour and ghee mixture until you get coarse crumb like texture and the ghee starts to hold the flour together
all purpose flour (maida)(500 grams)ghee(1/4 cup) - 3
At this point add teaspoons of water at a time and knead it to make a firm dough
- 4
Divide the dough in four parts and roll each portion of the dough into a half an inch thick round circle
- 5
Cut them into vertical strips and then into 2-3 inch long strips
- 6
Repeat for rest of the dough portions
- 7
In a kadai, heat oil for deep frying on medium heat
sunflower oil - for deep frying - 8
Once the oil is hot, add the cut dough strips and fry until slightly brown and crisp
- 9
Do make sure to fry on medium heat so it gets crisp evenly
- 10
Drain them on a kitchen towel and allow them to cool a bit
- 11
In another heavy bottomed pan, add chopped or grated jaggery
jaggery(250 grams) - 12
On a slow flame allow it to melt, stirring continuously all the time
- 13
Cook till you attain the consistency where you add a drop of jaggery into the cool water and it solidifies
jaggery(250 grams) - 14
At this point add the saunf and stir
- 15
Turn off the heat and immediately add the fried strips to the jaggery syrup
jaggery(250 grams) - 16
Mix quickly using two ladles so that all the strips are evenly coated with the jaggery
jaggery(250 grams) - 17
Once done, the Gur Paare is ready
- 18
Transfer the Gur Paare onto a tray cool completely
- 19
Once completely cool separate the strips carefully taking care not to break them too much
- 20
Store them an airtight container for 15 days
- 21
Serve the Gur Paare for festivals like Karva Chauth or any other special occasion in the family
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