Perfect Dink Sheera Recipe: Soft Edible Gum Pudding
Learn how to make soft, healthy Dink Sheera with this easy step-by-step recipe. A perfect winter dessert made with edible gum, ghee, and semolina.
Ingredients
- Ghee Clarified Butter: 1.5 tbsp (plus more if needed)
- Dink Edible Gum: 2 tbsp
- Rava Semolina/Sooji: 1 cup (fine or coarse)
- Dry Fruits: Cashew nuts & almonds chopped
- Flavouring: 1 tbsp Green Cardamom & Nutmeg powder mixed with a little sugar
- Water: 3 cups must be hot boiling water
- Sweetener: 1/2 cup Sugar adjust to taste
- Seasoning: A pinch of Salt
Instructions
- Heat the Ghee: Place a pan or kadhai on the stove. Add 1.5 tbsp of ghee. Let it melt and become hot.
- Fry the Dink: Add the Dink (edible gum) in small batches. Fry it on medium heat until it puffs up completely. Remove it from the pan and set it aside.
- Note: Frying correctly ensures the dink doesn't stick to your teeth.
- Roast Dry Fruits: In the same ghee, lightly roast the chopped cashews and almonds until they change colour slightly. Remove and keep aside.
- Roast the Rava: Add 1 cup of Rava to the remaining ghee in the pan. Roast on medium heat, stirring continuously until it turns a nice golden brown colour and releases a nutty aroma.
- Crush the Dink: While the rava is roasting, take the fried dink and crush it into a coarse powder using a bowl or spoon.
- Tip: Crushing it helps it dissolve into the sheera seamlessly.
- Combine Ingredients: Once the rava is golden, lower the heat. Add the crushed dink back into the pan and mix well for about a minute.
- Add Flavouring: Stir in 1 tbsp of Cardamom and Nutmeg powder.
- Add Liquid: Carefully pour in 3 cups of hot water. Stir immediately to prevent lumps.
- Steam Cook: Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook on low heat for 5 minutes to fluff up the rava.
- Sweeten & Garnish: Open the lid. Add a pinch of salt and sugar (approx ½ cup or to taste). Mix well until the sugar dissolves. Add the fried dry fruits.
- Final Steam: Cover and cook for another 5 minutes on low heat to let the flavours merge.
- Serve: Your hot, nutritious Dink Sheera is ready! Serve warm.