SEMOLINA ENERGY BITE ( SUJI KI PINNI)

SEMOLINA ENERGY BITE ( SUJI KI PINNI)

THIS IS MY THIRD RECIPE IN THE MAGAZINE, HERE'S THE LINK ONLINE.

HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL MY READERS THOSE WHO ARE CELEBRATING.


This recipe was featured as one of the best recipe of the week in a blog hop called Sweet Inspiration link party. Check here.

This recipe was selected and featured in the blog hop called Cook blog share, Check here 

  

  On Diwali, like any other festival many sweets and savoury items are made. These items are not only made to consume by the family members but also to distribute to family, friends and far relatives. Foodies like me and those who enjoy cooking, are always interested in making new items for festivals. A lot of people are interested in learning simple and easy recipes, which does not take too much of their time but still tastes good enough for special occasions. This is the reasons I am sharing this new recipe, it is easy and not consuming a lot of time, yet very tasty. I have used this recipe and made these energy bites many times, even made them on a very large scale (200 pieces).

 

Darpan magazine has been a part of Vancouver media Industry for the past 11 years. The magazine which releases once in two months, cater to Indians, Canadians, and Indo-Canadian readers and covers topics ranging from renowned Indian and Indo-Canadian personalities, entertainment, politics, global Indians to lifestyle related topics like health, food, tech, travel, and much more.

My recipes were published on the occasion of Basakhi in the month of April. Baisakhi is a famous festival in Punjab, which falls on April 13th or 14th and marks the beginning of the solar year. People in Punjab India, thank God for the good harvest for that season. Baisakhi has special significance for Sikhs, as on this day in 1699, their tenth Guru Gobind Singh ji organised the order of the khalsa. This is a festival which marks the birth of the Khalsa panth, which is celebrated with lots of activities-the famous one is the Baisakhi procession, which is carried out with much gusto in Punjab, India and abroad. It is a day of celebration so different types of sweets and savoury dishes are made on this day, Pinni is one of them.

This is a unique traditional Punjabi sweet, which is often made on festivals and weddings. In Punjab India, pinnis are considered as energy balls for winter, because of its main two ingredients- khoya and plenty of nuts. Many different types of pinnies are made with brown flour, lentil, chickpeas flour etc. In this recipe, which I am sharing with you, the main ingredients are suji (semolina) and khoya (solidified milk). Any nuts of your choice or any spice to give aroma like cardamom/nutmeg/kesar can be used in this.

RECIPE

Ingredients

• 500 grams fine semolina (Suji)
• 300 grams fine sugar (castor sugar)
• 350 grams Mava (khoya)
• 200 grams ghee or unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon cardamom powder OR half tea spoon nutmeg powder

• 50 grams sliced almonds/ or any other nuts
• Few sliced almonds and pistachios for decoration
• 30 grams raisins
• 1/4 cup milk for binding the pinni

METHOD

• On a medium flame heat the ghee in a wok or fry pan. Add semolina and roast for around 10 to 15 minutes till light brown, leave it to cool.

• In the meantime grate khoya on the smaller side of the grater (to get fine shreds).
• When semolina is still warm, add sugar , cardamom powder, grated mava and sliced almonds, mix well.
• When this mixture is still warm sprinkle some milk and give the long shape of pinni. You can use a  cookie cutter and can give any desired shape.
• If the  mixture is cold, while making the pinnis it can be warmed up in the microwave for 1 minute.
• You can make around 30 pinnis, depending on the size you chose to make. Leave them to cool and settle.
• Put them is a container in the fridge, can last for one month. Can be served either at room temperature or warm (can be warmed in the microwave each pinni for 10 seconds).
  
  
  I am sharing this recipe as my blog post entry with  Sugar and spice link party 
  and  with Fiesta Friday  and wth real food Friday and  Sweet inspiration party
  and with Meatless Monday and Hearth and Soul blog hop and with Cook blog share
  and Tasty Tuesday  and with Way Wow and Healthy living party  and with Happy Health and green party