Name: Saffron Deepam recipe by Rajeshwari Shyam Bhat at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: For dry fry and powder....; Almonds (Badam) 1/2 cup; Cashew nuts 1/2 cup; Wheat flour 1/2 cup; Walnuts 1/2 cup; Grated coconut 1/2 cup; Clove 5; Cardamom seeds 1 tsp; Nutmug powder 1 tsp; For mixture.....; Honey 1 cup; Saffron 1 tsp; Milk 5 tsp; Red beetroot essence 5 tsp; Ghee 2 tsp; For khoya...; 1/2 ltr thick milk; 3 tsp almond-cashew powder; 3 tsp honey; 4 threads of saffron; To decorate the Deepam....; Khoya (thickened milk) 3/4 cup; Few almond strips; Raisins few; Saffron threads few

ABOUT Saffron Deepam RECIPE

Deepam giving light to the world. Here my innovative Saffron Deepam is giving health to the world people. It's very rich in dry fruits and saffron. It's really a delicious savoury.

Ingredients Serving: 7

For dry fry and powder....
Almonds (Badam) 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts 1/2 cup
Wheat flour 1/2 cup
Walnuts 1/2 cup
Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Clove 5
Cardamom seeds 1 tsp
Nutmug powder 1 tsp
For mixture.....
Honey 1 cup
Saffron 1 tsp
Milk 5 tsp
Red beetroot essence 5 tsp
Ghee 2 tsp
For khoya...
1/2 ltr thick milk
3 tsp almond-cashew powder
3 tsp honey
4 threads of saffron
To decorate the Deepam....
Khoya (thickened milk) 3/4 cup
Few almond strips
Raisins few
Saffron threads few

Instructions

Clean and dry fry seperately all the above ingredients under fry . Keep aside to cool.
Now mix together and make smooth powder of these in mixie.
Take a nonstick pan or any frying pan, pour this powder to that.
Add honey, beetroot fresh essence.
Mix well in medium heat, adding saffron mixed milk.
When it starts to leave the edges add ghee and saute well.
Switch off the flame. Let the mixture cool a bit and then do gooseberry sized balls.
Mixture is ready to shape. Grease your hand and take a ball and shape it to deepa. Shape all the balls into deepas.
How to prepare khoya? Take half ltr of milk boil it till it reduces 1 cup. Add almond-cashew powder and honey, mix well. Saute till it gets thickness in low flame. Now khoya is ready. Let it be cool.
To decorate Deepas .... Fill a little bit of khoya honey mixture in to all deepam.
Put a long almond strip at the end point of the deepam.
Cut raisin and stick it on the almond.
Put a saffron thread on top of the almond to give an appearance of heat. Saffron deepam ready to serve.

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