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disc-shaped sweet made from ghee, flour, and sugar syrup. It is traditionally associated with the month of Shravan and the

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. Ghevar is exported to foreign countries too. Ghevar is savored by MasterChef Sanjeev Kapoor too. Ghevar made its way into the coveted

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when Depinder Chhibber served the sweet in audition round of Season 13.

Preparation

Ghevar is a disc-shaped sweet cake made with flour, ghee (clarified butter), and soaked in sugar syrup. Flour, ghee, milk, and water are mixed to make a batter. The batter is then poured in ghee in disc shape and is fried to a golden honeycomb-like texture. Common toppings include saffron, spices and nuts.

Variation

Ghevar comes in multiple varieties, including plain, mawa, and malai ghevar. Jaipur's LMB introduced variations like Paneer (cottage cheese) Ghevar in 1961. Ghevar can be soaked in sugar-water syrup or is often topped with rabdi.A special variation for weight watchers and Diabetics is its sugar free version available now a days.

References

Indian desserts Rajasthani desserts {{india-cuisine-stub Ghevar