The recipe is:

Ingredients: • 1-1/4 cup Besan (gram flour) • 1-1/4 cup Maida (all-purpose flour) • 1-1/2 cup Water • 2 tbsp Milk • 250 gms Ghee • 2-1/2 cups Sugar • 1/2 tsp Cardamom seeds (crushed coarsely) • 2 tsp Charmagaz • 4 Inches square pieces of thin polythene sheet How to make Soan Papdi: • Mix maida and besan properly. • Take a heavy saucepan and heat ghee in it. • Add flour mixture and roast on low heat until light golden. • Cool a little, stirring occasionally. • Make syrup of sugar, water and milk. • Bring syrup to 2-1/2 thread consistency. • Pour it into the flour mixture. • Beat properly with a large fork until the mixture forms thread like flakes. • Transfer onto a greased surface and roll to 1 inch thickness. • Add the charmagaz seeds and cardamom. Push down with palm. • Cut into 1 inch squares, when cool. • Wrap separately into square pieces of thin polyethene sheet. • Store Soan Papri in an airtight container.

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Heat ghee in heavy saucepan. # Step 2

Combine all purpose flour and gram flour and add to saucepan. # Step 3

Stir on low heat until golden brown. # Step 4

Remove from heat and let cool, continuing to stir occasionally. # Step 5

Combine sugar and water in smaller saucepan and bring to a boil. Then add the milk. # Step 6

Strain the mixture when a skin forms on the surface. # Step 7

Continue to boil until thick and stringy. The mixture should form two and a half separate threads when pinched. # Step 8

Pour the sugar syrup into the flour mixture. # Step 9

Beat well until the mixture begins to form flakes. # Step 10

Pour onto greased cookie sheet and roll with rolling pin to 1 inch thickness. # Step 11

Sprinkle with charmagaz and press down lightly with palm. # Step 12

Cut into 1-inch squares. # Step 13

Store in an airtight container. This will make enough for four to eight people

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