ଅଟା ୧ କିଲୋ
ଗୁଆଘିଅ ୫୦୦ ଗ୍ରାମ୍
ଚିନି ୫୦୦ ଗ୍ରାମ୍
ଲବଙ୍ଗ ୧୫ଟା
ଅଳେଇଚ ୮ଟା
ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ଅନୁସାରେ ପାଣି ନେବେ ।
Jagannath Ballabh is a chappan Bhog item that is offered to Lord Jagannth at Puri temple. It is one of the Sukhila Bhoga ( Dry Prasad ) which is sold in Anand Bazar for Public. Make few amount of these sweet at home..
Wheat flour 2 cups
ghee 1 cup
Sugar powdered / Nabata khand 1 1/2 cup ( in temple they do not use refined sugar. )
Cardamom powder 1 tsp
Cloves/ lavang 2-3
Camphor 1 pinch
In a pan add 2 cups of wheat flour, Add ghee.Fry for 5-6 minutes till the raw smell of the wheat flour is gone and make sure there are no lumps. Keep the flame low-medium.Fried wheat flour is ready. It has turned golden color. To prepare sugar syrup, add 1 1/2 cup of sugar/ khand. Add little water only till the sugar is immersed in water.Add cardamom, cloves in powdered form. Once the sugar is dissolved and starts boiling, check for sugar syrup consistency. One string consistency. Now add the fried flour and mix well. Once it starts leaving the sides and turning to mass like consistency
switch off the flame. It should not take more than 2-3 minutes. Drop it on a greased plate. Spread it evenly on the plate. Leave it for 10-15 min. Then take out the pieces from the plate. Jagannath Ballabh is ready.
* After adding fried wheat flour to the sugar syrup, do not keep stirring for more than 2-3 min. Once it starts leaving the sides take out immediately, otherwise the Ballav will turn hard.
* Keep the flame low- medium throughout the process of preparation.
