Saturday, February 26, 2011

Benarsi Kewami Siwain


Benarsi Kiwami Siwain
Origin: Awadh
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients

1 cup Fine Benarasi Siwain
1 cup Khoya
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Milk
1 cup Water
1 cup Pure ghee
2 drops Kevra essence
1 Teaspoon Nutmeg & Green Cardamom powder
½ cup Makhana (chopped in two pcs)
½ cup Mix chopped Dry fruits (chopped Kaju, Badam, Nariyal/Khopra, Kishmish)
2 pieces Silver foil (chandi ka warq)

Method
In a pan add Sugar, Khoya, Milk, Water and mix well. Boil it till you get four string consistency called Chashni (4 taar ki).
In another pan add siwain and roast them till they turn dark brown and keep aside in a separate plate. Make sure to avoid over roasting the delicate siwain.
In the same pan heat ghee and fry chopped makhanas, then add nariyal/khopra & other dry fruits to fry.

Mix roast Siwain in chashni, then add fried dry fruits. Cook for two minutes & switch off the flame. Cover the lid for atleast 10 minutes then pour kevra essence and sprinkle nutmeg & green cardamom powder.

Decorate with Silver foil (Chandi ka warq) before serving.

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16 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 28, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    dear zebi ji,
    pls recheck this receipe .in ingredient you have not mentioned about milk but in the method you say that khoya and milk to a pan. and one more think what to do with makhana when should we add in the receipe .pls clear it eagerly waiting for this receipe. your fan zeba irfan khan

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  2. ZEBIFebruary 28, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    Thanks Zeba for bringing the typo error to my knowledge.

    Here is the correct version:

    Benarsi Kiwami Siwain
    Origin: Awadh
    Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
    Cooking Time: 60 Minutes

    Ingredients

    1 cup Fine Benarasi Siwain
    1 cup Khoya
    1 cup Sugar
    1 cup Milk
    1 cup Water
    1 cup Pure ghee
    2 drops Kevra essence
    1 Teaspoon Nutmeg & Green Cardamom powder
    ½ cup Makhana (chopped in two pcs)
    ½ cup Mix chopped Dry fruits (chopped Kaju, Badam, Nariyal/Khopra, Kishmish)
    2 pieces Silver foil (chandi ka warq)

    Method

    In a pan add Sugar, Khoya, Milk, Water and mix well. Boil it till you get four string consistency called Chashni (4 taar ki).
    In another pan add siwain and roast them till they turn dark brown and keep aside in a separate plate. Make sure to avoid over roasting the delicate siwain.
    In the same pan heat ghee and fry chopped makhanas, then add nariyal/khopra & other dry fruits to fry.

    Mix roast Siwain in chashni, then add fried dry fruits. Cook for two minutes & switch off the flame. Cover the lid for atleast 10 minutes then pour kevra essence and sprinkle nutmeg & green cardamom powder.

    Decorate with Silver foil (Chandi ka warq) before serving.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Assalaam Alaikum Zebi,Ramadaan mubarak to you sister.Your kimami sewai isrocking.i love you sister for sharing your delicious recipe.i live in uk i dont get khoya but i get condensed milk.how can i fit condensed milk in your recipe.please help.i wish i was akshay kumar n would have tasted your sewai.

    Regards
    Fatima

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    1. UnknownNovember 21, 2018 at 1:56 AM

      Hi the substititue of khoya is to take 1 cup of fresh cream and 1 cup of milk powder mix both anf microwave it for 2 min and remove mix it and again micro wave it for 2 min ....repeat this procedure again then mix it then microwave it for 1 min and then again repeat the procedure ....total 7 min and this mixture you can use as khoya

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  4. BushraDecember 27, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Congratulations dear sis for making such a tasty dish...

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  5. AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    One question - Do you use one cup of ghee to fry dry fruits only? Or is that Ghee put in Sevai at some point?

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  6. UnknownOctober 23, 2012 at 3:40 AM

    one ques do u use one cup of ghee to fry dry fruit only?is that ghee put in sevai at some point?

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  7. UnknownJuly 18, 2013 at 11:31 PM

    Dear Zebi ji can v leave khoya in this recipe

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  8. AnonymousAugust 8, 2013 at 2:44 PM

    easy substitute for khoya is ricotta cheese/mashed paneer + dry milk powder

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  9. UnknownOctober 15, 2013 at 8:16 AM

    slamalukum. iam mahvish anis. yad h.sema bhabhi ki nand.remember

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  10. AnonymousJuly 28, 2014 at 9:33 AM

    So delicious..

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  11. shipra porwal singhalApril 19, 2015 at 12:46 PM

    Hi zebi .i m shipra .ur l c e class friend. M vry happy to see u with the name and fame all around.

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2018 at 10:02 PM

      she deserved to win Materchef... She is better than all...

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  12. UnknownFebruary 16, 2019 at 1:48 AM

    Where do you buy original thin siwayyan from???

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  13. UnknownApril 9, 2019 at 6:43 AM

    Your kemami sewain is the best,pls put it on you tube also zebi ji

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