KANSAR: Traditional Gujarati Sweet Dish
Sweet Cracked Wheat: Youth booster
If youth came in a bottle, it’d fly off the shelves at every grocery store around. We’d buy it in bulk, filling out refrigerators and stuffing our pantries. There’s no doubt about it: youth would be a best-seller.
Unfortunately, it’s not for sale, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t alternatives. One of these is cracked wheat.
Cracked wheat has the unique ability to retain the natural nutrients of whole grains. These include vitamin E (which helps you fight aging), fibre, and vitamin B. It’s also full of antioxidants, another thing that keeps you as young as possible for as long as possible.
Kansar, a traditional Gujarati sweet dish, is a meal that enhances the benefits of cracked wheat. It’s a staple of festivals and weddings in certain parts of India, but it’ll look nice on your kitchen table as well!
Kansar is also believed to bring good luck: eat it before you play the lottery!
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Cooking level: easy
- Ingredients:
3/4 cup cracked wheat or wheat germ
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
4 cups of water
3 tbsp. of jaggery, or molasses, or agave nectar, or brown sugar
2 tsp. white fine sugar in powder form for sprinkling
3 tbsp. of ghee or unsalted butter*
*For vegans canola oil can be used as a substitute.
Preparation:
1. Mix cracked wheat and wheat flour.
2. Add 1 tbsp. of ghee or butter into the flour.
3. In a medium sauce pan, boil the water, add jaggery or molasses (or agave nectar for a sugar free recipe).
4. Add cracked wheat to the flour mixture and put the mix into the boiling water.
5. Stir well and cook for 15 minutes on low heat.
6. Check that the water is absorbed completely.
7. When finished cooking, sprinkle with ghee/oil and powdered sugar.
Enjoy this sweet dish whenever you can. It only takes twenty minutes with few pots and pans! It’s a quick fix for a delectable bite – what are you waiting for? Make it tonight!