Ghewar
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History

Ghewar is a disc-shaped Rajasthani sweet with a honeycomb texture, made from ghee, flour and sugar syrup. Wikipedia ties it to the month of Shravana, Teej and Raksha Bandhan, and says it is gifted to newly married daughters on Sinjara, the day before Gangaur and Teej, and that LMB introduced chhena ghevar in 1961. Condé Nast Traveller India's contributors buy it for the Gangaur and Teej processions, and Travel + Leisure Asia says ghevar is available at almost all top sweet shops in Jaipur.

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Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy, Tree nuts

Make it at home

Yield Makes 6 small ghewarHands-on 1 hrTotal 2 hrDifficulty Advanced

Ingredients

  • 100g ghee, chilled until solid
  • 5 ice cubes
  • 150g plain flour
  • 50ml cold milk
  • About 350ml iced water
  • 1 litre ghee or neutral oil for frying, in a deep, narrow pan
  • 250g sugar and 150ml water, for the syrup
  • Seeds of 3 cardamom pods and a pinch of saffron
  • Chopped pistachios, to finish

Method

  1. Whisk the chilled ghee with the ice cubes for 5 minutes until white and creamy, then lift out any unmelted ice.
  2. Add the flour a spoonful at a time with the milk, whisking smooth, then thin with the iced water to a runny batter that falls in a ribbon.
  3. Boil the sugar, water, cardamom and saffron for 8 minutes into a one-thread syrup and keep it warm.
  4. Heat the frying ghee to about 170C. Pour a thin stream of batter into the centre of the pan from a height, wait for it to stop sputtering, and repeat 3 or 4 times to build a lattice.
  5. When golden at the edges, lift out with a skewer, drain, and dip briefly in the warm syrup.
  6. Cool, then top with pistachios, or with whipped cream, rabri or crumbled mawa.

Tip from the editors. Use a deep, narrow pan and keep the batter cold; warm batter will not form the honeycomb holes.

Where to eat ghewar

Ghewar in Jaipur

Sambhar Fini Wala ★ 4.3

$ Street foodOld City

Sambhar Fini Wala on Ghee Walon Ka Rasta in Johari Bazaar, Jaipur, has sold Rajasthani sweets since 1966, by Time Out's account, led by pheeni and ghewar.

OrderPheeni dipped in hot sugar syrup with pistachios, or the malai ghewar.

TipPheeni is eaten standing outside the shop without a spoon, so expect sticky fingers; the shop opens at 08:00.

Directions

Laxmi Misthan Bhandar (LMB) ★ 4.0

$ RajasthaniOld City

Laxmi Misthan Bhandar, known as LMB, runs a vegetarian restaurant and sweet counter on Johari Bazar Road in Jaipur, with thali, kachori and ghewar.

OrderThe thali with dal baati churma and kadhi, then the ker sangri, and ghewar to finish.

TipThe sweet counter and the restaurant share the Johari Bazar Road address; Lifestyle Asia lists the shop as open from 07:00 to 23:00.

Directions

Sodhani Sweets (Bapu Nagar) ★ 3.9

$ Street foodTonk Road

Sodhani Sweets on Tonk Road at Bapu Nagar, Jaipur, is a sweet shop known for crisp pyaz kachori, with jalebi and kulhad lassi, from 07:00 daily.

OrderPyaz kachori with tamarind chutney, a kulhad lassi and jalebi.

TipTime Out reports a big Sunday-morning crowd for the kachori; Sodhani has several outlets and this entry is the Tonk Road shop.

Directions

Rawat Mishthan Bhandar ★ 3.8

$ Street foodMi Road

Rawat Mishthan Bhandar fries pyaaz kachori and sweet mawa kachori at its main shop on Station Road in Sindhi Camp, Jaipur, from early morning to late evening.

OrderA pyaaz kachori, then the mawa kachori dipped in warm sugar syrup.

TipThe restaurant has a dedicated family seating section, and the shop opens at 06:30 every day.

Directions

Dzurt Patisserie ★ 4.3

$ BakeryEuropean-technique pastries with Indian flavoursCivil Lines

Dzurt Patisserie, founded in Jaipur in 2013 by chef Tejasvi Chandela, sells cakes, slices, tarts and tea cakes from its Jacob Road shop in Civil Lines.

Worth the queuePink City Ghewar Tart

TipFestive ranges include the Pink City Ghewar Tart and Chai BonBons; online dispatches pause on Sundays and public holidays, but the cafe stays open.

Directions

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