Komola Bhog

komola bhog

Ingredients:

• Milk: 1 lt
• Lime juice: 2 
• Water: 4 cups
• Sugar : 2 cups
• Elaichi /cardamom: 3-4 (crushed)
• All purpose flour/maida: 1 tsp
• Sooji : 1 tsp
• Orange extract: ½ tsp
• Yellow food color: 4-5 drops

 Note:
       [You also need a strainer and cheese cloth or a piece of muslin.]


Procedure:

1)  Boil the milk. As the milk boils add lime and orange juice. The milk
     will curdle.

2)  Strain the chana.

3)  Hang the chana in the muslin cloth for 20-30min.

4)  Take a large pan with lid; put 4cups of water and 2cups of sugar along
      with crushed cardamom. Let it boil, as the syrup boils simmer the flame.

5)  Mix maida, sooji, orange extract, yellow color with the chana; use your
     palm to  knead the chana into smooth dough.

6)  Make 18-20 equal size round balls from the chana.

7)  Put the chana balls in the boiling hot sugar syrup. Cook in medium flame
     for 20-25mins with a lid on.

8) Check in between and turn the chana balls, if the chana balls tend to stick
    with each other then sprinkle some cold water. Turn off the heat and let
    it sit for half an hour.
 
   Your komola bhog is ready to serve.

komola bhog